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. 2024 May 20;37:10. doi: 10.5334/irsp.945

RESEARCH QUESTION HYPOTHESIS ANALYSIS PLAN SAMPLING PLAN RATIONALE FOR THE TESTS INTERPRETATION GIVEN DIFFERENT OUTCOMES THEORY THAT COULD BE SHOWN WRONG BY THE OUTCOMES

Do previous moral behaviors that give one moral credentials make people more likely to engage in morally questionable behaviors later? Moral credentials make people more likely to engage in subsequent morally questionable acts. ANOVA Amazon Mechanical Turk via CloudResearch (with .90 power to detect a d = 0.25 credential effect) We used the same test as in our replication target (Study 2 in Monin & Miller, 2001), albeit with a minor tweak to test our extension hypothesis. There could be multiple reasons behind a non-replication. Our evaluation of the replication outcomes will follow LeBel et al.’s (2019) criteria. The moral credential model of moral licensing
Do moral credentials work better in licensing immoral behaviors in the same domain than in a different domain? Moral credentials work better in licensing immoral behaviors in the same domain than in a different domain. N/A Ambiguous moral transgressions (in the study: expression of conceivably prejudiced preference) are better licensed by credentials in the same domain than in a different domain (Effron & Monin, 2010).


Is trait reputational concern negatively associated with the expression of conceivably prejudiced preferences? Trait reputational concern is negatively associated with the expression of conceivably prejudiced preferences. Multiple linear regression We want to examine whether and under what conditions (particularly, with vs. without credentials) do reputational concern predicts expression of conceivably prejudiced preferences. N/A N/A


Do moral credentials moderate the relationship between reputational concern and the expression of conceivably prejudiced preferences? Moral credentials attenuate the negative association between reputational concern and the expression of conceivably prejudiced preferences. N/A N/A

Note. N/A = Not Applicable.