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#deontological — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Does studying economics turn students "into unscrupulous calculating machines"?

    In "a sample of #Polish undergraduate students of #Economics (N=408) and #Sociology (N=123) ...we observed that the choices of more advanced #economists-to-be [we]re more #deontological (grounded in norms) than #utilitarian (grounded in benefits) [suggesting] that economic education does not...."

    dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-789X.

    #ethics #moralPsychology #xPhi #higherEd

  2. #Emotion words were used less by #Spanish bilinguals that read and wrote about whether to sacrifice someone to save lives (on footbridge #trolleyProblem) in their #secondLanguage (#English).

    Using their 2nd #language also led to more #utilitarian #moral decisions and arguments—an effect mediated by using (fewer) high-arousal words.

    Support for #dualProcessTheory claims that #emotion can promote #deontological #ethical thinking?

    doi.org/10.1177/13670069221134

    #xPhi #DecisionScience #socialPsychology