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. 2012 Aug 27;8(6):702–710. doi: 10.1093/scan/nss051

Table 2.

Dilemma examples for each moral condition

Social–ethical (SE) Individual gain vs collective losses (IND) High-level baseline (BL)
You want to have a child. Preferably, you would like to have a girl, who is slim, blond and healthy. Genetic testing would allow you to control for these criteria. ‘I do not decide on genetic testing.’ You are currently in a professional probation period. You make a potentially job-endangering mistake, though it was not seen by anyone. It could have happened to anyone in the office. ‘I do not intervene when a co-worker is blamed.’ You come home tired. Since your physician recommended more sportive activity to compensate for your office job, you applied for an aerobic course. However, today you are not in the mood. ‘I go despite being tired.’