APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

It's Okay If I Do It: Self-Serving Bias in Perceptions of Sexual Morality

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • Austin Heilman
    Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
  • Steve Seidel
    Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Abstract

Participants in this study judged the morality of a variety of sexual acts from either a self or other perspective. Participants judged high morality acts more moral and low morality acts less moral when using a self-perspective. Consistent with evolutionary predictions, males judged low moral behaviors higher than female participants.

Sexuality/Sexual Behavior

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