laboratory experiments show. In public opinion, however, this priority rule faces repugnance. We explore the discrepancy by … implementing a vote on the rule in a donation experiment, and we also elicit opinion poll-like views. We find that two-thirds of … the participants voted for the priority rule in the experiment. When asked about real-world implementation, participants …

; theories of affect predict the reverse. In field and lab experiments, we allow people to donate from lottery winnings, varying …