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Mental imagery perspective influences moral judgments. Third-person imagery in footbridge dilemmas increased moral acceptability, unlike in switch dilemmas, suggesting simulation stance matters in moral cognition.

Keywords:
Imagery vividnessMental imageryMental simulationMoral decision-makingTrolley dilemmasVisual perspective taking

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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Moral Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Mental imagery, a cognitive simulation, is crucial for understanding decision-making.
  • Its representational format, particularly imagery perspective, is understudied in moral cognition.
  • Trolley dilemmas are standard tools for probing moral judgments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between imagery perspective (first- vs. third-person) and vividness with moral evaluations in trolley dilemmas.
  • To determine if imagery characteristics influence moral acceptability and willingness to act.
  • To explore the stability of imagery perspective during moral judgment tasks.

Main Methods:

  • An online study with 156 participants evaluating switch and footbridge trolley dilemmas.
  • Participants judged moral acceptability and willingness to act, then reported imagery perspective and vividness.
  • Statistical analyses examined associations between imagery characteristics and moral judgments.

Main Results:

  • The classic moral asymmetry was replicated (switch > footbridge).
  • Third-person imagery correlated with higher moral acceptability in the footbridge dilemma, but not the switch dilemma.
  • Imagery perspective was stable within individuals; vividness varied, with action-related imagery being more vivid.

Conclusions:

  • Reported representational perspective is a significant marker of mental simulation in moral evaluation.
  • Imagery perspective may influence or be influenced by moral judgment formation.
  • Future research should clarify the causal role of imagery perspective in moral cognition.