Essays about: "Trolley dilemma"

Found 4 essays containing the words Trolley dilemma.

  1. 1. The Dual-Process Theory of Moral Judgments : A Way of Explaining Why VMPFC Patients Make More Utilitarian Judgments in Relation to Harmful Situations

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Ava Radpour; [2014]
    Keywords : VMPFC; Moral Judgments; Dual-process theory; Trolley dilemma; Footbridge dilemma;

    Abstract : According to Joshua Greene’s dual-process theory, our moral judgments are processed in one of two systems in the brain referred to as the emotional (quick, unconscious) and rational (slow, conscious) system. The reason for why people tend to answer differently in the footbridge dilemma compared to the trolley dilemma is because the emotional system is dominating over the rational system. READ MORE

  3. 2. Trollbridge : Order effects, and moral dilemmas with three choice alternatives

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Marcus Johansson; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Research about morality heavily relies on using questionnaires and moral dilemmas when answering different research questions. Despite this very little focus has been put on how the order of presentation alters response frequencies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Computational model for morality and emotions in EmoBN

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Henry Fröcklin; [2014]
    Keywords : artificial; general; intelligence; moral; decision making; appraisal; emotions; expected; moral; bystander; footbridge; trolley problem; MFT; UMG; behaviour network; EmoBN; EEN;

    Abstract : This master thesis presents an approach on how to design moral behaviour in a scenario with een. een is an iteration of emobn which is based on bn, an action selection system with activation dynamics among modules, goal oriented and capable of prediction and planing. READ MORE

  5. 4. The impact of identifiability and the endowment effect on health care rationing dilemmas

    University essay from Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Helena Kalén; [2013]
    Keywords : identifiability; endowment effect; decision making; moral dilemma;

    Abstract : The identifiability effect - the human tendency to help identified victims to a greater extent than unidentified - has been proved of being an important aspect of moral judgment. However, the endowment effect - the human tendency to overestimate our properties - is unexplored within this area, such as the impact of identifiability on the endowment effect. READ MORE