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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Legal Philosophy

Background:

  • Existing research on moral judgment often relies on a collection of heuristics and biases.
  • Psychological theories in this domain have been influenced by legal philosophy, particularly in pragmatic reasoning and decision-making coherence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and synthesize research in cognitive and social psychology relevant to moral judgment.
  • To develop a psychological framework for understanding how individuals make moral judgments.
  • To demonstrate how a deontological coherence framework can unify disparate findings in moral psychology.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of cognitive and social psychology research.
  • Analysis of research on pragmatic reasoning about regulations.
  • Examination of coherence in decision-making processes.

Main Results:

  • A psychological framework for moral judgment is proposed.
  • The framework of deontological coherence is shown to unify findings previously explained by heuristics and biases.
  • Research from legal philosophy informs the understanding of pragmatic reasoning and decision coherence.

Conclusions:

  • Deontological coherence offers a unifying principle for understanding moral judgments.
  • This framework provides a more cohesive explanation for moral psychology findings than previous heuristic-based models.