The Dual Process Model Is Dead; Long Live the Dual Process Model: What Process Dissociation Reveals—and Cannot Reveal—about Sacrificial Dilemmas

Sacrificial dilemmas involve actions that cause harm but maximize overall outcomes=. I will summarize research from five studies (N = 1527) examining dual process claims using process dissociation. Results contradict the original ‘hard’ dual process model, but suggest a revised ‘soft’ version remains partially correct.