Why Hizbullah Is Winning: Review Article

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" Why Hizbullah Is Winning: Review Article "
Joseph Elie Alagha and Houchang E. Chehabi and Ahmed Nizar Hamzeh and Judith Palmer Harik and Naim Qassem and Amal Saad-Ghorayeb and Jamal Sankari

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	916194
Doc. No	:	LA0fd31990
Title & Author	:	Intentional Sin and Accidental Virtue? Cultural Differences in Moral Systems Influence Perceived Intentionality [Article]\ Clark, Cory J; Bauman, Christopher W; Kamble, Shanmukh V
Date	:	2017
Title of Periodical	:	UC Irvine
Abstract	:	Indians and US Americans view harmful actions as morally wrong, but Indians are more likely than US Americans to perceive helping behaviors as moral imperatives. We utilize this cultural variability in moral belief systems to test whether and how moral considerations influence perceptions of intentionality (as suggested by theories of folk psychology; e.g., Knobe, 2003). Four experiments found that Indians attribute more intentionality than US Americans for helpful but not harmful (Studies 1-4) or neutral side-effects (Studies 2-3). Also, cross-cultural differences in intentionality judgments for positive actions reflect stronger praise motives (Study 3), and stronger devotion to religious beliefs and practices among Hindus (Study 4). These results provide the first direct support for the claim that features of moral belief systems influence folk psychology, and further suggest that the influence is not inherently asymmetrical; motivation to either blame or praise can influence judgments of intentionality.