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Conway, Paul, Weiss, Alexa, Burgmer, Pascal ORCID: 0000-0003-3664-0539 and Mussweiler, Thomas (2018). DISTRUSTING YOUR MORAL COMPASS: THE IMPACT OF DISTRUST MINDSETS ON MORAL DILEMMA PROCESSING AND JUDGMENTS. Soc. Cogn., 36 (3). S. 345 - 381. NEW YORK: GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 0278-016X

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Abstract

A growing literature suggests that generalized distrust mindsets encourage carefully considering alternatives-yet it remains unclear whether this pertains to moral decision making. We propose that distrust simultaneously increases opposing moral response inclinations when moral decisions pit two moral responses against one another, such as classic moral dilemmas where causing harm maximizes outcomes. Such a pattern may be invisible to conventional analytic techniques that treat dilemma response inclinations as diametric opposites. Therefore, we employed process dissociation to independently assess response inclinations underlying moral dilemma responses. Three studies demonstrated that activating generalized distrust ( vs. trust and control) mindsets increased both harm avoidance and outcome-maximization response tendencies. These effects canceled out for conventional relative dilemma judgments. Moreover, perceptions of feeling torn between available response options mediated the impact of distrust on both response inclinations. These findings clarify how distrust impacts decision-making processes in the moral domain.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Conway, Paul UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Weiss, Alexa UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Burgmer, Pascal UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-0539 UNSPECIFIED Mussweiler, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-185333
Journal or Publication Title:	Soc. Cogn.
Volume:	36
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 345 - 381
Date:	2018
Publisher:	GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	0278-016X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology and Social Psychology > Department of Scociology
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DECISION-MAKING; PROCESS DISSOCIATION; UTILITARIAN; TRUST; COGNITION; AMBIVALENCE; FLEXIBILITY; ACTIVATION; CONFLICT; EMOTIONS Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/18533