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  • Moral Psychology
  • Neuroscience

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  • Moral evaluation is a key component of moral judgment theories, potentially aligning with the social intuitionist model.
  • The study investigates the emotional dominance hypothesis within the social intuitionist model framework.
  • A computational model was developed to formalize the emotional dominance in decision-making processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the emotional dominance hypothesis in moral evaluation using a computational model.
  • To compare different valence evaluation tasks to test the emotional priority hypothesis.
  • To elucidate the distinct emotional mechanisms underlying moral and immoral evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 30 college students using convenience sampling.
  • Applied the drift-diffusion model to analyze reaction times for words with varying emotional and moral valences.
  • Designed valence evaluation tasks based on the response relevance hypothesis to compare processing order via reaction times.

Main Results:

  • Emotional valence accelerates evidence accumulation (v) in moral evaluation (M=1.21) but reduces decision caution (a) in immoral evaluation (M=-0.64).
  • Moral valence did not significantly influence evaluation processes (v, M=-0.28; a, M=-0.32).
  • Significantly faster reaction times for immoral words in emotional evaluation tasks (p<0.001) suggest emotional priority.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support the social intuitionist model's emotional dominance hypothesis.
  • Introduced a novel emotional mechanism influencing moral evaluation.
  • Clarified distinct emotional processes in moral versus immoral judgments, enhancing understanding of moral decision-making.