Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to explore the effects of attributes on the evaluations of equality allocation and equity allocation. In Experiment I, examining equality allocation, subjects (59 under graduate students) were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: a high level of attributes, or a low level of attributes. Subjects in a high level of attributes perceived the amount which is more than equality allocation as fair, and subjects in a low level of attributes perceived the amount which is less than equality allocation as fair. In Experiment II, to examine equity allocation, two factors were manipulated: one was the levels of contributes (high or low), and the other was levels of attributes (high or low). The effects on the levels of attributes were not significant. Nevertheless, it was found that each subject's evaluations of equity allocation were liable to change according to whether he/she emphasized levels of attributes or contributes.
