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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Psychology of Science

Background:

  • A prevalent view posits scientific objectivity relies solely on evidence, excluding values.
  • Psychological research on motivated reasoning questions this value-free ideal.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if moral offensiveness of a scientific hypothesis influences explanatory judgment.
  • To determine if economic incentives for accuracy mitigate this bias.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental design controlling for prior hypothesis credence.
  • Assessment of explanatory judgments across multiple dimensions.
  • Inclusion of an economic incentive condition for accurate evaluation.

Main Results:

  • Moral offensiveness significantly biased explanatory judgments.
  • This bias persisted even when participants had economic incentives to be accurate.
  • The influence of moral values on scientific judgment is robust.

Conclusions:

  • The ideal of a value-free science is empirically challenged.
  • Moral values demonstrably impact scientific reasoning and hypothesis appraisal.
  • Objectivity in science may be less attainable than traditionally assumed.