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Faustian Bargain: Exploring the role of monetary value amount in moral judgment and decision difficulty using taboo trade-off narratives
| Content Provider | PsyArXiv |
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| Author | Daryani, Yalda Tedadi, Yaser Hatami, Javad |
| Description | Sacred values play a significant role in moral judgment and perceived decision difficulty. This study aimed to examine whether the worth of the monetary value in taboo trade-off situations (i.e., trading a sacred value with a secular value) can have an impact on moral cleansing, perceived decision difficulty, moral outrage and punitive-interpersonal stance. We recruited a total of 312 undergraduate students and randomly assigned them into three groups: "trade-off with high monetary value," "trade-off with low monetary value," and the "control group." In the two experimental groups, participants read scenarios in which the protagonists engaged in taboo trade-offs. While in the control group, we presented routine trade-off scenarios (i.e., secular value vs. secular value). Next, moral outrage and punitive-interpersonal stance index, moral cleansing measure, and decision difficulty measure were presented. Current findings indicated that participants in trade-offs with high monetary value expressed less moral outrage, were less likely to engage in moral cleansing acts, and perceived the decision more difficult. The results suggest that taboo trade-off is more morally acceptable and less outrageous when the obtained secular value is considerable. Also, the decision is perceived as more difficult in this situation. |
| DOI | 10.31234/osf.io/wtu6b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2022-03-07 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Copyright 2022 Yalda Daryani |
| Subject Keyword | Social and Behavioral Sciences;Social and Personality Psychology;Moral Behavior Decision Difficulty Moral Cleansing Moral Judgement Sacred Values Taboo Trade-off |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Preprint |
| Subject | Social Sciences Social Psychology Psychology |
