不同认知资源下情绪调节策略对道德决策的影响

The Impact of Emotional Regulation Strategies on Moral Decision-Making under Different Cognitive Resources

两项实验分别利用时间压力范式和Stroop任务,考察了认知重评与表达抑制两种情绪调节策略在不同认知资源下对道德决策产生的影响。结果发现,(1)在认知资源不受限时,认知重评与表达抑制都能使被试更倾向于选择功利论决策;(2)在认知资源受限时,与认知重评相比,表达抑制能够使被试更倾向于选择功利论决策。表达抑制对认知资源的依赖程度较小,即使在认知资源有限的情况下也能有效地调节负性情绪,导致更多的功利论决策。

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of cognitive reappraisal and expression inhibition on moral decision-making under different cognitive resources by using the time pressure paradigm and the Stroop task separately. The results showed that:(1)under the condition of unrestricted cognitive resources,both cognitive reappraisal and expression inhibition can make subjects more inclined to choose utilitarian decisions;(2) when cognitive resources are limited,compared with cognitive reappraisal,expression inhibition can make subjects more inclined to choose utilitarian decisions. Altogether,it is suggested that the expression inhibition is less dependent on cognitive resources and it can effectively regulate negative emotions and lead to more utilitarian decisions even when cognitive resources are limited.