APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Would You Pull the Switch, Should He Pull the Switch?: Effects of 2nd Vs 3rd Person Versions of the “Trolley Problem”
- Stephen Christman
University of Toledo - Kritika Singh
University of Toledo - Kristen Goddard
University of Toledo
Abstract
Despite its growing popularity, there has been no investigation of the effects of 2nd vs 3rd person versions of the trolley problem. We found that for 3rd, but not 2nd, person scenarios, utilitarian decisions were associated with decreased authoritarianism and increased cognitive reflection.
Judgment and Decision Making
