Journal article
The desire to expel unselfish members from the group
Journal of personality and social psychology, Vol.99(2), pp.303-310
08/2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101884
PMID: 20658845
Abstract
An initial study investigating tolerance of group members who abuse a public good surprisingly showed that unselfish members (those who gave much toward the provision of the good but then used little of the good) were also targets for expulsion from the group. Two follow-up studies replicated this and ruled out explanations grounded in the target being seen as confused or unpredictable. A fourth study suggested that the target is seen by some as establishing an undesirable behavior standard and by others as a rule breaker. Individuals who formed either perception expressed a desire for the unselfish person to be removed from the group. Implications are discussed.
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- Title
- The desire to expel unselfish members from the group
- Creators
- Craig D Parks - Department of Psychology, Washington State University, P.O. Box 644820, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. parkscd@wsu.eduAsako B Stone
- Publication Details
- Journal of personality and social psychology, Vol.99(2), pp.303-310
- Academic Unit
- Office of the Provost
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546617101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article