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The fMRI Evidence of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgments

The fMRI Evidence of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgments . Billy Chen. Consider these 2 scenarios. Trolley dilemma Footbridge dilemma Which scenario do you find easier to make judgments?. Why did you pick scenario 1 ?. Emotional Salience is the Key!.

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The fMRI Evidence of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgments

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  1. The fMRI Evidence of Emotional Engagement in MoralJudgments Billy Chen

  2. Consider these 2 scenarios • Trolley dilemma • Footbridge dilemma • Which scenario do you find easier to make judgments?

  3. Why did you pick scenario 1?

  4. Emotional Salience is the Key! • Make quicker/automatic decisions • No contemplation • No conscious processing

  5. Hypothesis • We make judgments differently based on the number of emotional engagement • Individuals would have more active brain activities with areas associated with emotions during contemplation of dilemmas like the footbridge vs trolley. • Footbridge scenarios will also require more time to make the judgment since it will not be as automatic ->idea is from stroop task

  6. Stroop Task Helps to demonstrate the cognitive load a footbridge dilemma would have on us -> longer reaction time when making inconsistent judgment with the emotional interference.

  7. Method • Pool of 60 dilemma questions- Moral (personal)ie. Footbridge- Moral (impersonal)ie. Trolley- Non-moralie. Train or Bus • 9 participants • fMRI scan

  8. Results – brain activities

  9. Results – reaction time • Emotional congruency

  10. Implications • Psychological puzzles • Personal vs Impersonal • What is better?

  11. Questions?

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