Table 7.
Factor loadings for dilemmas in Study 4.
| Factor loadings |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Personal dilemmas | Greater good dilemmas |
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| Personal harm | Self sacrifice | Impartiality | |
| How wrong would it be for Charlie to push this stranger onto the tracks to save the five workmen? | −0.68 | 0.46 | |
| How wrong would it be for Helen to crash the other rider to avoid the deaths of the riders behind her? | −0.65 | 0.42 | 0.13 |
| How wrong would it be to for Dorothy to kill one of these people with a deadly injection in order to identify a vaccine that will save thousands of lives? | −0.61 | 0.44 | |
| How wrong would it be to push the un-harnessed crewmember off the container to his death to save the people below? | −0.53 | 0.53 | 0.18 |
| How wrong would it be for Veronica to continue to enjoy her comfortable life instead of giving away large sums of money to charity? | 0.38 | 0.63 | −0.37 |
| How wrong would it be for John to throw the envelope away and buy a new mobile phone? | 0.42 | 0.59 | −0.37 |
| How wrong would it be for Benjamin to go on and buy the car, rather than donate any of the money? | 0.43 | 0.54 | −0.36 |
| How wrong would it be for Kathleen to continue to eat meat? | 0.16 | 0.50 | 0.21 |
| How wrong would it be for Albert to save his mother? | 0.50 | 0.16 | 0.52 |
| How wrong would it be for Janet to visit her mother instead of going on to volunteer? | 0.47 | 0.34 | 0.49 |
| How wrong would it be for Mark to donate to the charity in his own country? | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.39 |
Note: Primary loadings are indicated by bold font. The full text for each dilemma can be seen in the Supplementary materials.