Reactions to morally motivated deviance

Are Morally-Motivated 1 Running Head: MORALLY-MOTIVATED DECISION MAKING Are Morally-Motivated Decision Makers Insensitive to the Consequences of their Choices?

Is morally motivated decision making different from others kinds of decision making? There is evidence that when people have sacred or protected values (PVs) they reject tradeoffs for secular values (e.g.” You can’t put a price on a human life.”) and tend to employ deontological rather than consequentialist decision principles. People motivated by PVs appear to show “quantity insensitivity.” Th...

When Do Morally Motivated Innovators Elicit Inspiration Instead of Irritation?

Innovators (i.e., consumers who are the first to adopt an innovation) are pivotal for the societal diffusion of sustainable innovations. But when are innovators most influential? Recent work suggests that morally motivated innovators (i.e., consumers who adopt an innovation out of concern for the welfare of others) can make fellow consumers who have not yet adopted that innovation feel morally ...

Are morally motivated decision makers insensitive to the consequences of their choices?

Is morally motivated decision making different from other kinds of decision making? There is evidence that when people have sacred or protected values (PVs), they reject trade-offs for secular values (e.g., "You can't put a price on a human life") and tend to employ deontological rather than consequentialist decision principles. People motivated by PVs appear to show quantity insensitivity. Tha...

I Dont Want to Hear About it: Rational Ignorance among Morally Motivated Consumers

Individuals with a preference for keeping moral obligations may have an incentive to avoid information indicating that voluntary contributions are socially valuable. The reason is that such information can increase these individuals’perceived burden of responsibility. An increase in the believed social value of contributions a¤ects neither behavior nor the utility of Homo Economicus and of the ...

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