Inequity Aversion

TUT 100 - Virtue in Animal and Machine - Professor Weinman

1. Select the sentence from today's reading by Brauer et al. that you feel best highlights the most important consideration of their work. Briefly explain why you chose this sentence.
2. In the discussion, Brauer et al. give several possible explanations for their results. Which one of these do you find most convincing? Briefly explain your choice.
3. Bekoff and Pierce counter equity skeptics by saying that "greed and envy exist as counterparts to justice; unless you feel short-changed, why would you feel envious? And why would you feel short-changed unless you thought you deserved more?" (p. 128). Identify the sentence or short passage (no more than three sentences) from Brauer et al. that you feel is most closely related. Briefly explain whether your choice supports, denies, or complicates the Wild Justice argument.
4. In your own words, briefly summarize the experiment of Brauer et al. and how it differs from that of Brosnan et al.
5. Give an example from your own experience where you sensed or could have but did not actually sense inequity aversion. Explain whether (and how) you identify more with the capuchins of Brosnan's study or the apes of Brauer's study.