Table 1.
Vignettes used in Experiments 1 and 2 ranked by % utilitarian responses.
| Vignette | Personal | Intention | % Utila | Dec. time (ms)a | % Utilb | Dec. time (ms)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard times | No | Intend | 3 | 4,089 | 9 | 5,262 |
| Transplant | Yes | Intend | 5 | 2,830 | 12 | 3,047 |
| Smother for dollars | Yes | Intend | 8 | 3,766 | 7 | 4,242 |
| Footbridge | Yes | Intend | 15 | 3,107 | 21 | 4,288 |
| Modified safari | No | Intend | 28 | 6,455 | 22 | 5,442 |
| Sacrifice | No | Intend | 28 | 6,588 | 51 | 6,139 |
| Fumes w/friends | No | Side effect | 36 | 7,706 | n/a | n/a |
| Vitamins | Yes | Side effect | 38 | 5,602 | 35 | 6,352 |
| Crying baby | Yes | Intend | 40 | 6,366 | 60 | 5,651 |
| Sophie’s choice | No | Intend | 41 | 7,139 | 62 | 6,133 |
| Cancer toddler | No | Side effect | 52 | 7,366 | n/a | n/a |
| Standard fumes | No | Side effect | 62 | 4,935 | 76 | 4,417 |
| Donation | No | Side effect | 67 | 7,606 | 63 | 4,830 |
| Modified lifeboat | Yes | Intend | 67 | 3,742 | 71 | 4,526 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | No | Intend | 68 | 4,904 | 82 | 6,881 |
| Vaccine test | No | Side effect | 68 | 4,941 | 79 | 7,125 |
| Vaccine policy | No | Side effect | 75 | 5,694 | 85 | 6,164 |
| Standard trolley | No | Side effect | 80 | 4,176 | 82 | 4,335 |
| Submarine | No | Intend | 80 | 4,709 | 91 | 5,983 |
| Modified bomb | Yes | Intend | 85 | 4,690 | 90 | 7,073 |
aResults from current study; bResults from Greene et al. (2008).