Sinan AlperElif Öykü Us2025-10-06202110461310, 193647331046-13101936-473310.1007/s12144-019-00372-0https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85069215796&doi=10.1007%2Fs12144-019-00372-0&partnerID=40&md5=590c6d082b18100b892cd20eb24f6551https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/8939We hypothesized that perceived intentionality is one of the factors explaining why terrorism is perceived to be a more important problem than traffic accidents. In Study 1 we conducted an experiment on a large Turkish sample (N = 385) and found that participants suggested allocating significantly more budget to prevent terror-related deaths as compared to deaths caused by traffic accidents and this difference was fully mediated by perceived intentionality. In Study 2 which was pre-registered we hypothesized that American participants (N = 450) would similarly suggest allocating more budget to prevent deaths caused by terrorist incidents as compared to traffic accidents but this difference would disappear when traffic accidents are portrayed as involving a perpetrator consciously disregarding the safety of others. Our hypothesis was partially supported. We discuss the potential implications for policy-makers and social psychological research. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.EnglishIntentionality, Moral Judgment, Terror, TrafficArticle