没有经过检验的假设和微弱的证据:对道德判断的双流程解释的批评
Philip T Quinlan1, Dale J Cohen2
1Department of Psychology, The University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 28, 2026
概括
道德判断的双过程理论认为,有两个相互竞争的过程影响决策. 然而,这项研究发现,支持这些双重过程假设的证据是微弱和不确定的.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 伦理哲学 道德哲学
背景情况:
- 道德判断的双过程理论提出道德决策源于认知/理性或直觉/情感过程.
- 这些过程通常被认为是在竞争中运作,影响判断结果.
研究的目的:
- 批判性地分析道德判断的双过程理论的基本假设.
- 评估支持双流程账户的神经生理和行为证据.
主要方法:
- 对现有关于双流程理论的文献进行审查和批评.
- 分析用于测试双过程假设的实验方法.
- 深入检查神经科学和行为数据.
主要成果:
- 支持双流程假设的证据主要基于未经检验的断言.
- 使用的实验方法往往缺乏伪造双过程理论的力量.
- 现有的神经生理和行为数据是微薄或模两可的.
结论:
- 对道德判断的双过程理论的经验支持目前很弱.
- 该理论依赖于未经测试的假设和方法上有限的证据,这使得它值得怀疑.
- 需要使用强大的方法进行进一步的研究,以验证或反驳双流程账户.
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