Placating the Powerless: Effects of Legitimate and Illegitimate Explanation on Affect, Memory, and Stereotyping

Haines, Elizabeth L.; Jost, John T.

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Placating the Powerless: Effects of Legitimate and Illegitimate Explanation on Affect, Memory, and Stereotyping

Haines, Elizabeth L., Jost, John T.·2000·Social Justice Research

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When people are arbitrarily put in a low-power situation where outcomes depend on others, they exaggerate the legitimacy of decision-makers.
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Authors: Haines, E. L., & Jost, J. T.
Affiliations: University of Washington (US)
Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author: Haines, Elizabeth L.
ORCID: Haines, Elizabeth L.
Jost, John T.
Venue: Social Justice Research
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2000-09
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Pages: 219-236
ISSN: 0885-7466 (ISSN-L)
1573-6725
DOI: 10.1023/a:1026481205719
OpenAlex: W2270402524
Cited by: 120
References: 48
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 9.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Social Justice Research (publishedVersion)
Funders: City University of New York
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords: power differences, system justification theory, intergroup behavior, stereotyping, affect, memory bias, powerlessness

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