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Less wealth leads to lower perceived trustworthiness, a cross-cultural analysis| title | Less wealth leads to lower perceived trustworthiness, a cross-cultural analysis |
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| start_date | 2023/10/02 |
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| schedule | 09h15-12h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | RdC, bât. Jardin |
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| summary | People make many inferences based on cues of wealth. These inferences regarding the character and behavior of others have real-life consequences, for example, social distancing from individuals at the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum. In this cross-cultural study (Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, France, Nigeria, Philippines, and the United Kingdom), we investigated the association between perceived wealth and perceived trustworthiness. In studies 1 and 2, we first investigated people’s ability to detect wealth from pictures of households in a diverse sample of participants (N = 1162). Surprisingly, people were remarkably adept at identifying wealth, regardless of the country of origin of the pictures. In study 3, we examined stereotypes about trustworthiness based on implicit wealth- related cues (N =1510), covering cooperative character, behavior, and self-control. Individuals from wealthier households were consistently perceived as more trustworthy across all nations. These findings underscore the potential for discrimination against lower socioeconomic status individuals and favoring higher socioeconomic status individuals. |
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| responsibles | André, Lie-Panis |
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| submitted | published | | 2023/09/20 12:36 UTC |
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