Pegah Nejat
A5089517887- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Free Will and Agency
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Ethics in medical practice
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Shahid Beheshti University
2015-2024
University of Tehran
2012
Abstract Norm enforcement may be important for resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation. However, little is known about how preferred responses to norm violations vary across cultures domains. In a preregistered study of 57 countries (using convenience samples 22,863 students non-students), we measured perceptions the appropriateness various violation cooperative atypical social behaviors. Our findings highlight both cultural universals variation. We find universal negative relation...
According to cognitive-dissonance theory, performing counterattitudinal behavior produces a state of dissonance that people are motivated resolve, usually by changing their attitude be in line with behavior. One the most popular experimental paradigms used produce such change is induced-compliance paradigm. Despite its popularity, replication crisis social psychology and other fields, as well methodological limitations associated paradigm, raise concerns about robustness classic studies this...
When someone violates a social norm, others may think that some sanction would be appropriate. We examine how the experience of emotions like anger and disgust relate to judged appropriateness sanctions, in pre-registered analysis data from large-scale study 56 societies. Across world, we find individuals who over norm violation are more likely endorse confrontation, ostracism and, smaller extent, gossip. Moreover, is consistently strongest predictor judgments compared other emotions....
Upon the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, various conspiracy theories regarding virus proliferated in social media. This study focused on sociodemographic, personality, and moral predictors these beliefs. More specifically, we asked whether values predict belief over above sociodemographic variables Big Five personality traits. According to Moral Foundations Theory, five cross-cultural foundations are more broadly categorized under individualizing (Care & Fairness) binding...
Rooted in the intuitionist approach to moral judgment, Moral Foundations Theory provides a reasonable coverage of concerns. It assumes pluralistic first draft mind which develops under influence environment and leads cross-cultural differences judgment right wrong. This study examines mental representations Iranians regarding morality using MFT as framework. Participants were 172 Iranian adults. Their views on ideal society, immoral behaviors obtained open-ended questions provided three...
We examined the effect of pathogen and mortality salience on moral values political orientation, testing competing hypotheses derived from three relevant perspectives. While Terror Management Theory (TMT) predicts a delayed shift toward preexisting Pathogen Prevalence Hypothesis (PPH) anticipates binding foundations, Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition (PCMSC) posits Principlism. This was an experimental study with type (mortality, pathogen, control) delay (immediate,...
Morality-as-Cooperation Theory (MAC) views moral values in terms of seven distinct domains. Given the recency this theory and paucity empirical data putting it to test from countries other than theory’s birthplace, study aimed examine reliability validity Questionnaire (N = 552) Iran. A set external scales assessing various were used for convergent MAC-Q. Both correlated seven-factor second-order individualizing-binding two-factor models showed good fit, particularly separate Relevance...
As a culture-sensitive theory in moral psychology, Moral foundations (MFT) has generated considerable volume of studies since its inception. The very recently been refined by splitting the Fairness foundation to Equality and Proportionality, leading introduction second version corresponding questionnaire, namely, Foundations Questionnaire-2 (MFQ-2). Given low internal consistencies number former questionnaire (i.e., Questionnaire-1), present study aimed examine psychometric properties...
Abstract Taking Moral Foundations Theory as the morality framework, this study asked whether moral norms are prescribed differentially for various social roles, and what mechanism can be deemed responsible that. We tested perception formulated by Stereotype Content Model one such mediating mechanism. High‐ low‐status roles from three contexts varying in solidarity were presented to participants who expressed their of roles’ warmth competence, well prescriptions/proscriptions regarding them...
Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have rigid moral judgments compared to healthy people. They tend prefer deontological options when they face dilemmas. Recent research has indicated that activating the Veil-of-Ignorance (VOI) reasoning changes judgment in participants, leading them favor utilitarian choices. However, effect of VOI on OCD patients' not been studied. The present aimed investigate and cognitive flexibility patients across two studies (N = 336). In study 1,...
Abstract According to the phenomenon commonly known as action effect and vastly replicated across judgment decision-making literature, more regret is associated with decisions resulting from than inaction. Action vs. inaction, however, might either refer change no or doing something not something. The purpose of this study was examine variation in operationalization action-inaction on strength effect, for both positive negative outcomes, four different domains employment, finance, education,...
The role of Self-efficacy, Time Perspective, and Conformity Pressure in Temptation for Smoking Substance Use among University Students
The original version of this Article contained an error in the author affiliations. Cecilia Reyna was incorrectly associated with ‘Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (UNC). Facultad Psicologia (UNC), Ciudad Universitaria, Bv. la Reforma esquina, Enfermera Gordillo s/n, Cordoba, Argentina.’ instead correct ‘Instituto Investigaciones Psicologicas (IIPsi), Consejo Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), CABA, Republica This has now been corrected both PDF and HTML versions Article.