ABSTRACT

This study investigated the influence of different emotions and social consensus on moral decision-making using a mixed 2 (emotion: positive, negative) × 2 (social consensus: high, low) experimental design. The results showed that the main effect of social consensus was significant: the moral decision-making level of participants under the condition of low social consensus was lower than that of participants under the condition of high social consensus, while no main effect of emotion emerged. Second, the results showed that emotion and social consensus have interactive effects on moral decision-making. When social consensus was high, there was no significant difference in moral decision-making between individuals with positive emotions and individuals with negative emotions. When social consensus was low, individuals with negative emotions were more likely to make immoral decisions than individuals with positive emotions. These results reveal that emotion and social consensus work together in affecting moral decision-making.

摘要

本研究使用混合 2（情绪：正面、负面）×2（社会共识：高、低）实验设计调查了不同情绪和社会共识对道德决策的影响。结果表明，社会共识的主效应显着：低社会共识条件下的参与者道德决策水平低于高社会共识条件下的参与者，而没有出现情绪主效应。其次，研究结果表明，情感和社会共识对道德决策具有交互作用。当社会共识高时，积极情绪个体与消极情绪个体在道德决策上无显着差异。当社会共识低时，有消极情绪的人比有积极情绪的人更有可能做出不道德的决定。这些结果表明，情感和社会共识共同影响道德决策。