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Title: Which moral exemplars inspire prosociality?
Authors: Han, Hyemin (AUTHOR), Workman, Clifford I. (AUTHOR), May, Joshua (AUTHOR), Scholtens, Payton (AUTHOR), Dawson, Kelsie J. (AUTHOR), Glenn, Andrea L. (AUTHOR), Meindl, Peter (AUTHOR)
Source: Philosophical Psychology. Oct2022, Vol. 35 Issue 7, p943-970. 28p.
Subjects: Prosocial behavior, Social background, Altruism, Motivation (Psychology)
Abstract: Some stories of moral exemplars motivate us to emulate their admirable attitudes and behaviors, but why do some exemplars motivate us more than others? We systematically studied how motivation to emulate is influenced by the similarity between a reader and an exemplar in social or cultural background (Relatability) and how personally costly or demanding the exemplar's actions are (Attainability). Study 1 found that university students reported more inspiration and related feelings after reading true stories about the good deeds of a recent fellow alum, compared to a famous moral exemplar from decades past. Study 2A developed a battery of short moral exemplar stories that more systematically varied Relatability and Attainability, along with a set of non-moral exemplar stories for comparison. Studies 2B and 2C examined the path from the story type to relatively low stakes altruism (donating to charity and intentions to volunteer) through perceived attainability and relatability, as well as elevation and pleasantness. Together, our studies suggest that it is primarily the relatability of the moral exemplars, not the attainability of their actions, that inspires more prosocial motivation, at least regarding acts that help others at a relatively low cost to oneself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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