Another study conducted by Tanaka (1999) examined bias in fairness of self-behaviors between just world believers and nonbelievers. Participants were given a Just World scale by Rubin and Peplau (1975) and asked to rate a list of fairness behaviors by checking “I” or “Others.” The results showed that egocentric fairness bias occurs with regard to personal …show more content…
Prior research from Callan, Powell, and Ellard (2007) studied the reactions of participants toward tragic events and the threat of Belief in a Just World due to physical appearance. Participants were given a house fire victim story and two pictures depending on the conditioned assigned, then asked to fill out a questionnaire that measured the amount of attractiveness. On a seven point scale, participants also rated degrees of punishment and fairness for the accident. Results showed that the deaths of physically attractive people are viewed as more tragic than unattractive