Intergroup Discrimination in Cooperation Among Moral and Non-Moral Groups

In-group favouritism is ubiquitous and previous studies have consistently found that individuals cooperate more with in-group members than out-group in diverse contexts. Yet, there has not been much research on the role of nature groups intergroup cooperation. A recent study stronger levels amongst formed basis shared moral values. However, it remained unclear whether increased was caused by a greater tendency to act favourably towards or derogatorily out-group. The present thus investigated cooperation among morality-based non-morality-based examined an member as compared person whose group membership unknown. Regardless how were formed, present, while derogation absent. Furthermore, we morality promoted indirectly via low perceived warmth. Our provides further evidence favouring behaviour does include derogating out-groups points importance investigation into