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dc.contributor.authorFrancis, KB
dc.contributor.authorHoward, C
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Ian
dc.contributor.authorGummerum, M
dc.contributor.authorGanis, Giorgio
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, G
dc.contributor.authorTerbeck, Sylvia
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-07T10:20:49Z
dc.date.available2016-11-07T10:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-10
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.othere0164374
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/6679
dc.description.abstract

The nature of moral action versus moral judgment has been extensively debated in numerous disciplines. We introduce Virtual Reality (VR) moral paradigms examining the action individuals take in a high emotionally arousing, direct action-focused, moral scenario. In two studies involving qualitatively different populations, we found a greater endorsement of utilitarian responses-killing one in order to save many others-when action was required in moral virtual dilemmas compared to their judgment counterparts. Heart rate in virtual moral dilemmas was significantly increased when compared to both judgment counterparts and control virtual tasks. Our research suggests that moral action may be viewed as an independent construct to moral judgment, with VR methods delivering new prospects for investigating and assessing moral behaviour.

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dc.format.mediumElectronic-eCollection
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS)
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectArousal
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHeart Rate
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectJudgment
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMoral Obligations
dc.subjectUser-Computer Interface
dc.titleVirtual Morality: Transitioning from Moral Judgment to Moral Action?
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeClinical Trial
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttp://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000385504100049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008
plymouth.issue10
plymouth.volume11
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalPLOS ONE
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0164374
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
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dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-09-23
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203
dc.rights.embargoperiodNo embargo
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2016-10-10
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plymouth.funderThe Role of Negative Emotions and Attentional Control in Children's, Adolescents' and Adults' Punishment::ESRC
plymouth.oa-locationhttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0164374


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