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belief in meritocracy: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

the conviction that success follows individual effort and ability, which leads people to justify status differences and blame the disadvantaged.

In social psychology, belief in meritocracy refers to the conviction that success follows individual effort and ability, which leads people to justify status differences and blame the disadvantaged. This meaning comes from McCoy (2007) in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.[1]

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belief4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs blame1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct effort2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

McCoy, S. K., & Major, B. (2007). Priming meritocracy and the psychological justification of inequality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 43(3), 341-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2006.04.009

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