Perceptions of moralizing agents and cooperative behavior in Northeastern Brazil

IF 3.6 3区 哲学 0 RELIGION Religion Brain & Behavior Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI:10.1080/2153599X.2021.2006285
Montserrat Soler, B. Purzycki, M. Lang
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ABSTRACT Evolutionary theories suggest that gods of world religions are associated with moralizing qualities and impartial behavior toward co-religionists, and that secular authorities approximate this effect. However, there is a lack of theorizing and experimental studies regarding the influence of local religions on inter-personal conduct. In the current research, we obtained data on beliefs regarding the moralizing qualities of the Christian god, a local god (Ogum), and police in a sample from Northeastern Brazil (n = 193). We used these beliefs as predictors of behavior in Dictator Games where players distributed endowed money between anonymous individuals belonging to local and distant communities. We used subtle reminders of the Christian god, Ogum, and police to investigate their influence on game behavior. The correlational and priming results are mostly in agreement, revealing that: (a) the Christian god is perceived as most moralizing, but (b) has only limited impact on game behavior, while (c) adherence to Ogum is associated with ingroup favoritism, as is (d) priming with secular authority. These results illustrate the differential effects of belief in moralizing and local deities on extended prosociality but show that in specific contexts, secular authorities may emulate the effects of local rather than moralizing deities.
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巴西东北部地区道德因素与合作行为的认知
进化论认为,世界宗教的神与道德品质和对同宗教者的公正行为有关,而世俗权威近似于这种效果。然而,关于地方宗教对人际行为的影响,缺乏理论和实验研究。在目前的研究中,我们从巴西东北部的一个样本(n = 193)中获得了关于基督教神、当地神(奥古姆)和警察的道德品质的信仰数据。我们在《Dictator Games》中使用这些信念作为行为预测因素,即玩家在本地和远程社区的匿名个人之间分配捐赠的金钱。我们使用了关于基督教神,Ogum和警察的微妙提示来调查它们对游戏行为的影响。相关和启动结果大多是一致的,揭示了:(a)基督教神被认为是最具道德性的,但(b)对游戏行为的影响有限,而(c)对奥古姆的坚持与内部群体偏爱有关,(d)与世俗权威的启动有关。这些结果说明了对道德和地方神灵的信仰对扩展的亲社会性的不同影响,但表明在特定情况下,世俗当局可能会模仿地方而不是道德神灵的影响。
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