Purpose
Although several studies have investigated the association between alexithymia and moral decision-making in sacrificial dilemmas, the evidence remains mixed. The current work investigated this association and how alexithymia affects moral choice in such dilemmas.
Methods
The current research used a multinomial model (ie, CNI model) to disentangle (a) sensitivity to consequences, (b) sensitivity to moral norms, and (c) general preference for inaction versus action irrespective of consequences and norms in responses to moral dilemmas.
Results
Higher levels of alexithymia were associated with a greater preference for utilitarian judgments in sacrificial dilemmas (Study 1). Furthermore, individuals with high alexithymia showed significantly weaker sensitivity to moral norms than did those with low alexithymia, whereas there were no significant differences in sensitivity to consequences or a general preference for inaction versus action (Study 2).
Conclusion
The findings suggest that alexithymia affects moral choice in sacrificial dilemmas by blunting emotional reactions to causing harm, rather than through increased deliberative cost–benefit reasoning or general preference for inaction.
It has become an significant issue to let Waterway transportation adapt to economic development level.This paper build capacity index evaluation,demand potential index,economic supporting index by determining the waterway transportation and economic feasibility evaluation index system,and discussed the data envelopment analysis (DEA) in waterway transportation and economic society adaptability evaluation.Finally,it takes Hubei Province as an example in this paper.I hope the conclusion of this study can provide some reference opinions to the waterway transportation development of Hubei province in the future.
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