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Pulling the lever in a hurry: the influence of impulsivity and sensitivity to reward on moral decision-making under time pressure.
Del Popolo Cristaldi, Fiorella; Palmiotti, Grazia Pia; Cellini, Nicola; Sarlo, Michela.
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  • Del Popolo Cristaldi F; Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia 8, Padua, 35131, Italy. fiorella.delpopolocristaldi@unipd.it.
  • Palmiotti GP; WFI - Ingolstadt School of Management, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Auf d. Schanz 49, 85049, Ingolstadt, Germany.
  • Cellini N; Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia 8, Padua, 35131, Italy.
  • Sarlo M; Padua Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padua, Via Orus 2/B, Padua, 35129, Italy.
BMC Psychol ; 12(1): 270, 2024 May 14.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38745341
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Making timely moral decisions can save a life. However, literature on how moral decisions are made under time pressure reports conflicting results. Moreover, it is unclear whether and how moral choices under time pressure may be influenced by personality traits like impulsivity and sensitivity to reward and punishment.

METHODS:

To address these gaps, in this study we employed a moral dilemma task, manipulating decision time between

participants:

one group (N = 25) was subjected to time pressure (TP), with 8 s maximum time for response (including the reading time), the other (N = 28) was left free to take all the time to respond (noTP). We measured type of choice (utilitarian vs. non-utilitarian), decision times, self-reported unpleasantness and arousal during decision-making, and participants' impulsivity and BIS-BAS sensitivity.

RESULTS:

We found no group effect on the type of choice, suggesting that time pressure per se did not influence moral decisions. However, impulsivity affected the impact of time pressure, in that individuals with higher cognitive instability showed slower response times under no time constraint. In addition, higher sensitivity to reward predicted a higher proportion of utilitarian choices regardless of the time available for decision.

CONCLUSIONS:

Results are discussed within the dual-process theory of moral judgement, revealing that the impact of time pressure on moral decision-making might be more complex and multifaceted than expected, potentially interacting with a specific facet of attentional impulsivity.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recompensa / Toma de Decisiones / Conducta Impulsiva / Principios Morales Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: BMC Psychol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recompensa / Toma de Decisiones / Conducta Impulsiva / Principios Morales Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: BMC Psychol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido