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Press release from Aarhus University, BSS for the article: "Honestly hungry: Acute hunger does not increase unethical economic behaviour" published in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Subject

In 2018, the English word ‘hangry’ was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. A combination of ‘hungry’ and ‘angry’, the word is defined as “bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.” A state of mind most of us already know (from others, of course). But can hunger affect our moral compass in relation to direct monetary gains – can it make us cheat? A group of researchers from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University decided to explore this question.

Period4 Jul 2022

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  • TitleCan hunger make you cheat?
    Media name/outletAarhus BSS News
    Country/TerritoryDenmark
    Date04/07/2022
    DescriptionIn 2018, the English word ‘hangry’ was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. A combination of ‘hungry’ and ‘angry’, the word is defined as “bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.” A state of mind most of us already know (from others, of course). But can hunger affect our moral compass in relation to direct monetary gains – can it make us cheat? A group of researchers from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University decided to explore this question.
    URLhttps://bss.au.dk/en/aarhus-bss-nyheder/show/artikel/can-hunger-make-you-cheat
    PersonsChristian Truelsen Elbæk, Panagiotis Mitkidis, Lene Aarøe, Tobias Otterbring