Moral Judgment Vs Modal Judgment Essay

The literature review article I researched examined the parallels between moral judgment and modal judgment. The article described the methodology of the experiment that was administered on freshman college students taking an entry-level psychology course. The experiment included a series of physically possible events and morally permissible actions, and the students were to judge on a yes/no scale of what they deemed to be either morally acceptable or unacceptable. At the conclusion of the research, a number of factors seemed to be interconnected. Researchers concluded that possibility and permissibility overlapped in patterns of expression. Those individuals that responded yes to actions they deemed permissible, such as an 80 year old engaging in sex with a 20 year old, were more likely respond “yes” to the occurrences of an extraordinary event. Individuals’ responses were highly based on their personal beliefs and commitments. Negative judgements were easier to justify by principle, than by condition. The idea that justification of action played a role in moral decision was also influenced by a number of additional factors. Judgment when examined from these diverse perspective can be related to rationalism. When we even look at the idea …show more content…
Empiricists’ mind were described as “passive” acting on sensations. Rationalist had minds that were “active” acting on sensations and information. Rationalist acted on moral principle, and acted on it. The results of their actions would be moral behavior. I believe this idea in Chapter 6 relates to the behavior study in the literature review I read. During the study the students were asked a series of permissibility questions, and gave “yes/no” answer of what they deemed morally acceptable or unacceptable. In a way I view the participants as rationalist because when asked a question, mentally analyzed the information of the question, and responded