Regarding Judgments About Fairness, We Tend, as a Group, to Feel

question 13

Multiple Choice

Regarding judgments about fairness, we tend, as a group, to feel some level of distress when not getting as much as we think we deserve. Conversely, individuals seldom have any sense of concern when getting more than is deserved. Interestingly though, males and females differ in their applications of principles of fairness. According to the text, when asked to work as long as they think is fair for a set amount of money, women worked _____ than their male counterparts. Women also tend to _____ when dividing the money between themselves and a co-worker.

• A) 20-25% longer; give themselves more
• B) 20-25% less; give themselves less
• C) 20-25% longer; give everybody an equal amount
• D) 20-25% less; give themselves more