Abstract
The authors investigated how 2 groups with different attitudes toward animal experimentation-researchers who conducted animal experiments and members of animal welfare organizations who protested against animal experiments--made attributions for the behavior of the opposing group. The 2 groups showed an actor--observer effect, mentioning more internal causes for the opponents' behavior and more external causes for their own behavior. Both groups were able to take the other's perspective, resulting in a reversed actor-observer effect. The less involved participants followed the pattern of ratings of the group whose attitudes corresponded to their own. In particular, the participants with a negative attitude toward animal experimentation rated researchers' behavior as more internally caused than did those with a positive attitude. The results illustrated how the participants formed and defended attitudes in a social context.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 693-713 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Social Psychology |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001-Dec-01 |
Externally published | Yes |
Swedish Standard Keywords
- Psychology (501)
Keywords
- Adult
- Ethics
- Female
- Humans
- Internal-External Control
- Male
- Animal Welfare
- Attitude
- Social Identification
- Social Perception