Higher SES predicts unethical decision making
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Jennifer Lyons, Kristen Born, Jamie Pearsen, Melissa Fox, Corinne Collins, Emily Trosch, Kimberly Daubman. Higher SES predicts unethical decision making. (2012, September 24). Retrieved 04:36, May 26, 2013 from http://www.PsychFileDrawer.org/replication.php?attempt=MTMxMLA Style
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"Higher SES predicts unethical decision making", Jennifer Lyons, Kristen Born, Jamie Pearsen, Melissa Fox, Corinne Collins, Emily Trosch, Kimberly Daubman, , http://www.PsychFileDrawer.org/replication.php?attempt=MTMx (accessed May 26, 2013)CBE/CSE Style
Higher SES predicts unethical decision making [Internet]. Jennifer Lyons, Kristen Born, Jamie Pearsen, Melissa Fox, Corinne Collins, Emily Trosch, Kimberly Daubman; 2012 Sep 24, 11:57 [cited 2013 May 26]. Available from: http://www.PsychFileDrawer.org/replication.php?attempt=MTMx| Reference to Original Report of Finding | Piff, P. K., Stancato, D. M., Cote, S., Mendoza-Denton, R., & Keltner, D. (2012). Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior. PNAS, 109 (11), 4086-4091. |
| Title | Higher SES predicts unethical decision making |
| If the original article contained multiple experiments, which one did you attempt to replicate? e.g., you might respond 'Study 1' or 'Experiment 4'. | Study 3 |
| Link to PDF of Original Report | View Article |
| Brief Statement of Original Result | The original study found a positive correlation between subjective socioeconomic status and more unethical decision making. |
| Type of Replication Attempted | Fairly Direct Replication |
| Result Type | Successful Replication |
| Difference? | Not Applicable |
| Number of Subjects | 96 |
| Number of Subjects in Original Study | 105 |
| Year in which Replication Attempt was Made | 2012 |
| Name of Investigators (Real Names Required) | Jennifer Lyons, Kristen Born, Jamie Pearsen, Melissa Fox, Corinne Collins, Emily Trosch, Kimberly Daubman |
| Detailed Description of Method/Results |
Method: Each of six student researchers approached 16 fellow students at various public locations on campus and asked them to participate in a study on decision making. After they agreed, participants were given eight ethical scenarios (identical to those used in the original study) and asked to indicate the likelihood (1=not likely; 7=highly likely) that they would engage in the unethical behavior described in the scenario. Next, using the MacArthur subjective SES scale, participants indicated their SES by placing themselves on a 10-rung ladder, with higher rungs indicated higher SES. Results: We first computed a Cronbachâs alpha for the eight scenarios. Since this was high (alpha=.70), we averaged participantsâ scores on the eight scenarios for our index of unethical decision making. We then ran a Pearsonâs correlation between SES and unethical decision making, and found it to be significant, r(95)=.20, p=.024 (one-tailed). |
| Any Known Methodological Differences (between original and present study)? | The participants in the original study were more ethnically diverse than those in our sample in which 94% identified as Caucasian. Also, in the original study, participants provided their responses at individual computer terminals whereas in our study, participants gave their responses on paper at various public locations on campus. We also omitted filler questions and a measure of unethical decision-making tendencies used in the original study. |
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| Name of individuals who actually carried out the project | The first six authors collected and analyzed the data under the supervision of the seventh author. |
| Location of Project | Bucknell University public places |
| Characteristics of Subjects (subject pool, paid, etc.) | Other University students who were not paid and were not part of the General Psychology subject pool. |
| Where did these subjects reside? | United States |
| Was this a Class Project? | Yes |
| Further Details of Results as pdf | |
| Additional Comments | |
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| Quantitive Information | In the original study, the following statistics for unethical decision making were reported: M=4.39, SD=1.08, Cronbach’s alpha=.68. Our study found remarkably similar statistics for unethical deci |
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