Metacognition in moral decisions: judgment extremity and feeling of rightness in moral intuitions

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Solange Vega, André Mata, Mário B Ferreira, André Vaz
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Abstract

Abstract This research investigated the metacognitive underpinnings of moral judgment. Participants in two studies were asked to provide quick intuitive responses to moral dilemmas and to indicate their feeling of rightness about those responses. Afterwards, participants were given extra time to rethink their responses, and change them if they so wished. The feeling of rightness associated with the initial judgments was predictive of whether participants chose to change their responses and how long they spent rethinking them. Thus, one’s metacognitive experience upon first coming up with a moral judgment influences whether one sticks to that initial gut feeling or decides to put more thought into it and revise it. Moreover, while the type of moral judgment (i.e., deontological vs. utilitarian) was not consistently predictive of metacognitive experience, the extremity of that judgment was: Extreme judgments (either deontological or utilitarian) were quicker and felt more right than moderate judgments.
道德决策中的元认知:道德直觉中的判断极端化与正义感
摘要本研究探讨了道德判断的元认知基础。在两项研究中,参与者被要求对道德困境做出快速的直觉反应,并表明他们对这些反应的正确性。之后,参与者有额外的时间来重新思考他们的回答,如果他们愿意的话,可以改变他们的回答。与最初判断相关的正确感觉可以预测参与者是否选择改变他们的回答,以及他们花了多长时间重新思考。因此,一个人在第一次做出道德判断时的元认知经验会影响一个人是坚持最初的直觉,还是决定投入更多的思考并修改它。此外,虽然道德判断的类型(即义务论与功利主义)并不总是预测元认知经验,但这种判断的极端性是:极端判断(义务论或功利主义)比适度判断更快,感觉更正确。
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)
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