Supernatural norm enforcement: Thinking about karma and God reduces selfishness among believers

Volume: 84, Pages: 103797 - 103797
Published: Sep 1, 2019
Abstract
Four experiments (total N = 3591) examined how thinking about Karma and God increases adherence to social norms that prescribe fairness in anonymous dictator games. We found that (1) thinking about Karma decreased selfishness among karmic believers across religious affiliations, including Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and non-religious Americans; (2) thinking about God also decreased selfishness among believers in God (but not among...
Paper Details
Title
Supernatural norm enforcement: Thinking about karma and God reduces selfishness among believers
Published Date
Sep 1, 2019
Volume
84
Pages
103797 - 103797
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