this agent is exogenously allocated more resources (advantaged agent, or less resources (disadvantaged Match) agent, than their fellow agent. No Match) Table 3 Descriptive Statistics Perceptions of Fairness and Justification – Superiors’ No Resp/Respa Resp No Info Info 3.06 3.89 More (1.41) (2.19) Sympathy b n = 33 n = 18 More 4.85 6.33 Entitled to (1.68) (2.11) Payoff c n = 33 n = 18 Justified in 5.88 6.88 Chip (2.00) (1.41) Allocation d n = 17 e n = 17 a We combine ratings from the and conditions to compare them in aggregate to the No Resp/No Info Resp/No Info ratings from the condition. Resp/Info b is a rating to the question of have more sympathy on a 9-pt Likert scale with More Sympathy “Who did you for?” end caps as with 5 and with 10 A higher rating shows less sympathy to the “Person chips” “Person chips”. disadvantaged agent. c is a rating to the question of was more entitled to a higher on a 9-pt Likert More Entitled to Payoff “Who payoff?” scale with end caps as with 5 and with 10 A higher rating shows that the advantaged “Person chips” “Person chips”. agent is more entitled to the higher payoff. d is a rating to the statement of in my decision of the number of chips to Justified in Chip Allocation “I felt justified allocate to the other group on a 9-pt Likert scale with end caps of and members” “Strongly Disagree” “Strongly Agree”. e The sample size for is reduced as participants in the condition did in Chip Allocation’ No Resp/No Info ‘Justified not make a chip allocation decision. Thus, the 17 observations are only from the condition. Resp/No Info
this agent is exogenously allocated more resources (advantaged agent, Match) or less resources (disadvantaged agent, No Match) than their fellow agent. Table 3 Descriptive Statistics – Superiors’ Perceptions of Fairness and Justification No Resp/Respa No Info Resp Info More Sympathy b 3.06 (1.41) n = 33 3.89 (2.19) n = 18 More Entitled to Payoff c 4.85 (1.68) n = 33 6.33 (2.11) n = 18 Justified in Chip Allocation d 5.88 (2.00) n = 17 e 6.88 (1.41) n = 17 a We combine ratings from the No Resp/No Info and Resp/No Info conditions to compare them in aggregate to the ratings from the Resp/Info condition. b More Sympathy is a rating to the question of “Who did you have more sympathy for?” on a 9-pt Likert scale with end caps as “Person with 5 chips” and “Person with 10 chips”. A higher rating shows less sympathy to the disadvantaged agent. c More Entitled to Payoff is a rating to the question of “Who was more entitled to a higher payoff?” on a 9-pt Likert scale with end caps as “Person with 5 chips” and “Person with 10 chips”. A higher rating shows that the advantaged agent is more entitled to the higher payoff. d Justified in Chip Allocation is a rating to the statement of “I felt justified in my decision of the number of chips to allocate to the other group members” on a 9-pt Likert scale with end caps of “Strongly Disagree” and “Strongly Agree”. e The sample size for ‘Justified in Chip Allocation’ is reduced as participants in the No Resp/No Info condition did not make a chip allocation decision. Thus, the 17 observations are only from the Resp/No Info condition.