Need for Closure, Torture, and Punishment Motivations

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Abstract. When considering how criminals should be punished, most individuals prefer retributive (i.e., punishment compensating for the harm caused by the perpetrator) over utilitarian justice (i.e., punishment with the intent to deter future crime). However, past research has found that individuals with a high (vs. low) need for cognitive closure (NCC) are more likely to endorse utilitarian punishment. In three studies, we replicated past research on the association between need for closure and utilitarian justice (Study 1), and found that this relationship is mediated by moral concerns pertaining to group unity and cohesion (Study 2). In Study 3 we examine another instance of utilitarian policy: torture. Our data provide evidence that preference for utilitarian punishment is rooted in basic moral concerns.

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Mauro Giacomantonio

Journal

Journal ID (publisher): zsp

Title: Social Psychology

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing

ISSN (Print): 1864-9335

ISSN (Electronic): 2151-2590

Publication date (Electronic): November 23, 2017

Publication date (Print): 2017

Volume: 48

Issue: 6

Pages: 335-347

Affiliations

[ ¹ ]Dipartimento di Psicologia dei Processi di Sviluppo e Socializzazione, University of Rome, “Sapienza”, Rome, Italiy

[ ² ]Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

Author notes

Mauro Giacomantonio, Dipartimento di Psicologia dei Processi di Sviluppo e Socializzazione, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Via dei Marsi, 78, 00185 Roma, Italy, mauro.giacomantonio@ 123456uniroma1.it

Article

ApaID ID: zsp_48_6_335

DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000321

SO-VID: e094f40a-19f3-4139-9221-1d8c4b51c204

History

Date received : November 24, 2016

Date revision received : June 16, 2017

Date accepted : August 9, 2017

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