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Peer reviewedShaw, Jerry I.; McMartin, James A. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1975
After reading of an automobile accident in which the driver and/or bystanders either suffered or did not suffer, subjects rated the driver's responsibility for the accident and sentenced him to a jail term. The purpose of this experiment was to contrast three theoretical models: defensive attribution, moral salience, and equity. (Author)
Descriptors: Accidents, Evaluation Criteria, Models, Moral Values
