ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
I Think, Therefore I Forgive: The Role of Reasoning in Forgiving Accidental Harms
- Bastien Trémolière
University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès - Indrajeet Patil
Harvard University
Abstract
People experience a strong conflict while condemning someone who brought about an accidental harm, her innocent intention exonerating her, but the harmful outcome incriminating her. We explore how reasoning ability and cognitive style relate to how people resolve this conflict and judge the accidental harms.
Judgment and Decision Making
