期刊
COGNITION
卷 123, 期 3, 页码 434-441出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.02.001
关键词
Morality; Real moral decision-making; Contextual information; Motivational factors
资金
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105579215] Funding Source: Medline
- MRC [MC_U105579215] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105579215] Funding Source: researchfish
Moral ideals are strongly ingrained within society and individuals alike, but actual moral choices are profoundly influenced by tangible rewards and consequences. Across two studies we show that real moral decisions can dramatically contradict moral choices made in hypothetical scenarios (Study 1). However, by systematically enhancing the contextual information available to subjects when addressing a hypothetical moral problem thereby reducing the opportunity for mental simulation we were able to incrementally bring subjects' responses in line with their moral behaviour in real situations (Study 2). These results imply that previous work relying mainly on decontextualized hypothetical scenarios may not accurately reflect moral decisions in everyday life. The findings also shed light on contextual factors that can alter how moral decisions are made, such as the salience of a personal gain. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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