ABSTRACT

Research examining ethical decision-making (EDM) has focused on how people engage in EDM, leading many researchers to focus on sensemaking models of EDM. Although the merits of a sensemaking approach with respect to EDM are evident in the literature, less is known about the specific cognitive processes by which sensemaking impacts EDM. This study examines the impact of three late-cycle cognitive processes – idea generation, evaluation, and revision – as well as the timing of these processes on EDM. Results indicate that information gathering early on is critical to EDM; a finding which supports an active sensemaking model over an intuitive one.

摘要

审查道德决策（EDM）的研究专注于人们如何参与EDM，导致许多研究人员专注于EDM的感官模型。尽管在文献中显而易见的是，关于EDM的一种意义分析方法的优点，但对于意义如何影响EDM的特定认知过程知之甚少。这项研究检查了三个后期认知过程的影响-想法产生，评估和修改-以及这些过程对EDM的时间安排。结果表明，尽早收集信息对于EDM至关重要。这一发现支持一种直观的主动感官模型。