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Moral judgments in narrative contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2005

Richard J. Gerrig*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY11794-2500

Abstract

In narrative contexts, people often find themselves mentally rooting for “bad guys.” These circumstances lead to questions about how Sunstein’s moral heuristics function during narrative experiences. In particular, must people undertake explicit moral analysis for the heuristics to apply?

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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