Bo O'Connor Brendan, Fowler Zoë
University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2023 May;27(2):226-249. doi: 10.1177/10888683221114215. Epub 2022 Sep 3.
Interdisciplinary research has proposed a multifaceted view of human cognition and morality, establishing that inputs from multiple cognitive and affective processes guide moral decisions. However, extant work on moral cognition has largely overlooked the contributions of episodic representation. The ability to remember or imagine a specific moment in time plays a broadly influential role in cognition and behavior. Yet, existing research has only begun exploring the influence of episodic representation on moral cognition. Here, we evaluate the theoretical connections between episodic representation and moral cognition, review emerging empirical work revealing how episodic representation affects moral decision-making, and conclude by highlighting gaps in the literature and open questions. We argue that a comprehensive model of moral cognition will require including the episodic memory system, further delineating its direct influence on moral thought, and better understanding its interactions with other mental processes to fundamentally shape our sense of right and wrong.
跨学科研究提出了关于人类认知和道德的多方面观点，证实来自多个认知和情感过程的输入指导着道德决策。然而，现有的道德认知研究在很大程度上忽略了情景表征的作用。记住或想象某个特定时刻的能力在认知和行为中发挥着广泛的影响作用。然而，现有研究才刚刚开始探索情景表征对道德认知的影响。在此，我们评估情景表征与道德认知之间的理论联系，回顾新出现的实证研究，这些研究揭示了情景表征如何影响道德决策，并通过强调文献中的空白和开放性问题来得出结论。我们认为，一个全面的道德认知模型将需要纳入情景记忆系统，进一步阐明其对道德思维的直接影响，并更好地理解其与其他心理过程的相互作用，从而从根本上塑造我们的是非观。
