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- Title
Everyday dilemmas: New directions on the judgment and resolution of benevolence–integrity dilemmas.
- Authors
Moore, Alexander K.; Munguia Gomez, David M.; Levine, Emma E.
- Abstract
Many everyday dilemmas reflect a conflict between two moral motivations: the desire to adhere to universal principles (integrity) and the desire to improve the welfare of specific individuals in need (benevolence). In this article, we bridge research on moral judgment and trust to introduce a framework that establishes three central distinctions between benevolence and integrity: (1) the degree to which they rely on impartiality, (2) the degree to which they are tied to emotion versus reason, and (3) the degree to which they can be evaluated in isolation. We use this framework to explain existing findings and generate novel predictions about the resolution and judgment of benevolence–integrity dilemmas. Though ethical dilemmas have long been a focus of moral psychology research, recent research has relied on dramatic dilemmas that involve conflicts of utilitarianism and deontology and has failed to represent the ordinary, yet psychologically taxing dilemmas that we frequently face in everyday life. The present article fills this gap, thereby deepening our understanding of moral judgment and decision making and providing practical insights on how decision makers resolve moral conflict.
- Subjects
ATTENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL research; ETHICAL problems; DILEMMA; MORAL judgment; MORAL development
- Publication
Social & Personality Psychology Compass, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 7, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1751-9004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/spc3.12472