How power affects moral judgments: The role of intuitive thinking

Power affects how people think about moral issues, and has been found to elicit deontological judgments. We hypothesized that powerholders' propensity rely on intuitive thinking would trigger choices. In two studies, power was induced by role simulation tasks participants then made a judgment dilemma did not involve bodily harm. Study 1 memory cognitive load manipulated induce an processing style, in 2 deliberation asking deliver strong arguments. Results of show high led judgments regardless load, enhanced preferences among powerless individuals. we shifted the powerholders toward utilitarianism. These results extend prior findings reinforce links between deontology. The suggest preference for is driven their reliance thinking.