Cold-Hearted or Cool-Headed: Physical Coldness Promotes Utilitarian Moral Judgment

Cold-Hearted or Cool-Headed: Physical Coldness Promotes Utilitarian Moral Judgment

In the current study, we examine the effect of physical coldness on personal moral dilemma judgment. Previous studies have indicated that utilitarian moral judgment—sacrificing a few people to achieve the greater good for others—was facilitated when: (1) participants suppressed an initial emotional...

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Main Authors: Hiroko eNakamura, Yuichi eIto, Yoshiko eHonma, Takuya eMori, Jun eKawaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Empathy
embodiment
moral dilemmas
coldness
construal level
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01086/full

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