Moral reasoning behind the veil of ignorance: An investigation into perspective‐taking accessibility in the context of autonomous vehicles.

Perspective‐taking (PT) accessibility has been recognized as an important factor in affecting moral reasoning, also playing a non‐trivial role in moral investigation towards autonomous vehicles (AVs). A new proposal to deepen this effect leverages the principles of the veil of ignorance (VOI), as a...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Psychology Vol. 115; no. 1; pp. 90 - 115
Autores principales: Bruno, Giovanni, Spoto, Andrea, Sarlo, Michela, Lotto, Lorella, Marson, Alex, Cellini, Nicola, Cutini, Simone
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2024
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          Bruno, Giovanni
          Spoto, Andrea
          Sarlo, Michela
          Lotto, Lorella
          Marson, Alex
          Cellini, Nicola
          Cutini, Simone
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          Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
          Mobility and Behavior Center, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
          Department of Communication Sciences, Humanities and International Studies, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
          Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
          Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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        Ethics
        Judgment (Psychology)
        Ethical decision making
        Consumer attitudes
        Psychology
        Access to information
        Technology
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        Experimental design
        Autonomous vehicles
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        autonomous vehicles
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        moral dilemma
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      ab: Perspective‐taking (PT) accessibility has been recognized as an important factor in affecting moral reasoning, also playing a non‐trivial role in moral investigation towards autonomous vehicles (AVs). A new proposal to deepen this effect leverages the principles of the veil of ignorance (VOI), as a moral reasoning device aimed to control self‐interested decisions by limiting the access to specific perspectives and to potentially biased information. Throughout two studies, we deepen the role of VOI reasoning in the moral perception of AVs, disclosing personal and contingent information progressively throughout the experiment. With the use of the moral trilemma paradigm, two different VOI conditions were operationalized, inspired by the Original Position theory by John Rawls and the Equiprobability Model by John Harsanyi. Evidence suggests a significant role of VOI reasoning in affecting moral reasoning, which seems not independent from the order in which information is revealed. Coherently, a detrimental effect of self‐involvement on utilitarian behaviours was detected. These results highlight the importance of considering PT accessibility and self‐involvement when investigating moral attitudes towards AVs, since it can help the intelligibility of general concerns and hesitations towards this new technology.
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