Will I regret it? Anticipated negative emotions modulate choices in moral dilemmas

We tested if post-decisional emotions of regret, guilt, shame, anger, and disgust can account for individuals’ choices in moral dilemmas depicting the choice of letting some people die (non-utilitarian option) or sacrificing one person to save them (utilitarian option). We collected participants’ ch...

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Main Authors: Carolina Pletti, Lorella Lotto, Alessandra Tasso, Michela Sarlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01918/full