Does Reasoning Equal Forgiving? Investigating the Causal Role of Reasoning in Moral Judgment of Accidental Harm Transgressions

The research proposal aims at testing the causal contribution of reasoning to third-party moral judgment of accidental harm. In a set of four experimental manipulations (time pressure, cognitive load, priming, and the 2-Response paradigm), we will determine whether preventing people from reasoning too much following accidental harm increases judgment severity.