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Moral dilemmas in cognitive neuroscience of moral decision-making: A principled review
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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews . Apr2012, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p1249-1264. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Abstract: Moral dilemma tasks have been a much appreciated experimental paradigm in empirical studies on moral cognition for decades and have, more recently, also become a preferred paradigm in the field of cognitive neuroscience of moral decision-making. Yet, studies using moral dilemmas suffer from two main shortcomings: they lack methodological homogeneity which impedes reliable comparisons of results across studies, thus making a metaanalysis manifestly impossible; and second, they overlook control of relevant design parameters. In this paper, we review from a principled standpoint the studies that use moral dilemmas to approach the psychology of moral judgment and its neural underpinnings. We present a systematic review of 19 experimental design parameters that can be identified in moral dilemmas. Accordingly, our analysis establishes a methodological basis for the required homogeneity between studies and suggests the consideration of experimental aspects that have not yet received much attention despite their relevance. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01497634
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 73767297
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.02.008