TY - JOUR
T1 - Decision biases in the context of ethics
T2 - Initial scale development and validation
AU - Watts, Logan L.
AU - Medeiros, Kelsey E.
AU - McIntosh, Tristan J.
AU - Mulhearn, Tyler J.
PY - 2020/1/15
Y1 - 2020/1/15
N2 - Two studies were conducted to develop and validate the Biased Attitudes Scale (BiAS)—a self-report measure that assesses an individual's propensity to express three types of decision biases proposed to inhibit ethical decision making. In study one, exploratory factor analysis results supported a three-factor model of decision biases, including simplification, verification, and regulation biases. In study two, the three-factor model demonstrated adequate fit when subjected to cross-validation procedures using an independent sample. In addition, BiAS scores correlated with a battery of individual differences measures, as well as three unique types of ethical decision-making criteria. BiAS scores also demonstrated incremental validity in predicting ethical decision making after accounting for individual differences variables.
AB - Two studies were conducted to develop and validate the Biased Attitudes Scale (BiAS)—a self-report measure that assesses an individual's propensity to express three types of decision biases proposed to inhibit ethical decision making. In study one, exploratory factor analysis results supported a three-factor model of decision biases, including simplification, verification, and regulation biases. In study two, the three-factor model demonstrated adequate fit when subjected to cross-validation procedures using an independent sample. In addition, BiAS scores correlated with a battery of individual differences measures, as well as three unique types of ethical decision-making criteria. BiAS scores also demonstrated incremental validity in predicting ethical decision making after accounting for individual differences variables.
KW - Decision biases
KW - Ethical decision making
KW - Scale development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074207404&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2019.109609
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2019.109609
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074207404
VL - 153
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
M1 - 109609
ER -