TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Thinking more or feeling less? Explaining the foreign-language effect on moral judgment
JO  - Psychological science
A1  - Hayakawa, Sayuri
A1  - Tannenbaum, David
A1  - Costa, Albert
A1  - Corey, Joanna D.
A1  - Keysar, Boaz
SP  - 1387
EP  - 1397
VL  - 28
IS  - 10
N2  - Would you kill one person to save five? People are more willing to accept such utilitarian action when using a foreign language than when using their native language. In six experiments, we investigated why foreign-language use affects moral choice in this way. On the one hand, the difficulty of using a foreign language might slow people down and increase deliberation, amplifying utilitarian considerations of maximizing welfare. On the other hand, use of a foreign language might stunt emotional processing, attenuating considerations of deontological rules, such as the prohibition against killing. Using a process-dissociation technique, we found that foreign-language use decreases deontological responding but does not increase utilitarian responding. This suggests that using a foreign language affects moral choice not through increased deliberation but by blunting emotional reactions associated with the violation of deontological rules.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-7976
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797617720944
ID  - ref1
ER  -