Fig. 3.

Effects of social perception on inequity aversion. (A) Diverging effects of social perception dimensions on choice utility under advantageous and disadvantageous inequity. Utility of varying levels of (dis)advantageous inequity, at the 1:1 exchange rate, is plotted as a function of the perceived warmth (Left) and competence (Right) of recipients’ social groups. (B) Weights on advantageous and disadvantageous inequity were significantly different as a function of warmth and of competence (P = 0.0068 and P = 0.0094, respectively); warmth (competence) selectively increased aversion to advantageous (disadvantageous) inequity. *P < 0.05. n.s., not significant.