Title:
fMRI study explores the impact of power on attitudes towards inequality
Author:
Ingrid Dafelli, Medical Xpress
Published:
Medical Xpress, 11 October 2022
From the article:
Researchers at University of Antwerp in Belgium have recently carried out an interesting study exploring the ways in which power and social value orientation (i.e., a person's attitudes towards the allocation of resources between different parties) impact how people feel about equality violations. Their paper, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, confirmed that in some cases power can have significant effects on people's attitudes towards inequality, particularly for those who had a tendency to put themselves first (i.e., proself individuals).