Values, Achievement, and Justice: Studies in the Psychology of Deservingness

When we say that a person deserves a positive or negative outcome, we are making a judgment that is influenced by a number ofvariables. We would certainly take into account whether the person was resp- sible for the outcome or whether the outcome could be attributed too ther sources. We would also consider whether the actions that led to the positive or negative outcome were actions that we would value or - tions that would meet with our disapproval. We might also be influenced by the perso...