[New post] People In Positions Of Power Are More Likely To Blame And Punish Others For Poor Performance

BPS Research Digest posted: " Having a "choice mindset" — believing, in short, that people's behaviours are "choices", or deliberate actions driven by their own motives and preferences — has multiple benefits. Those with a choice mindset feel as if they have control over their own de" New post on Research Digest People In Positions Of Power Are More Likely To Blame And Punish Others For Poor Performance by BPS Research Digest Having a "choice mindset" — believing, in short, that people's behaviours are "choices", or deliberate actions driven by their own motives and preferences — has multiple benefits. Those with a choice mindset feel as if they have control over their own destiny, for example, and see better outcomes in negotiations. There are some drawbacks, however. Choice mindsets can lead to victim blaming, a lack of care about inequality, and a reduced interest in acts of social good. A new study in Social Psychological and Personality Science takes a closer look at these more troublesome impacts. Yidan Yin from UC San Diego and colleagues find that people in positions of power tend to adopt a choice mindset, which makes them more likely to blame others for mistakes. Read more of this post BPS Research Digest | July 21, 2021 at 3:28 pm | Categories: Occupational, Social | URL: https://wp.me/p7Lf0f-baR Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Research Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/07/21/people-in-positions-of-power-are-more-likely-to-blame-and-punish-others-for-poor-performance/