A cross-cultural study of moral judgment made under insufficient information

本研究通过提供前后语境，比较了日本和美国学生在完成不完美道德事件时的反应。注意所产生的故事的内容，这是判断主人公行为是否可接受的基础，受到各自文化的影响。通过这种方法，我们试图捕捉文化对道德逻辑结构特征的影响，这是科尔伯格完整情节呈现的判断方法所无法达到的。作为分析的第一步，本文研究了主体对主人公行为的判断方式。特别是分析了制作和判断方面的文化差异。不完美的道德事件：1苏珊在最近一次重要的期末考试中向母亲撒谎。2吉姆的朋友都出去吃午饭，不邀请他。3山姆，应该晚上8点在餐厅见艾莉森的人没有出现。4朱莉的一些朋友在背后议论她。5在一个正式的派对上，每个人都穿得很得体，除了桑迪。6杰夫第一次打了他的朋友唐。日本人倾向于对威胁共生关系的事件做出严厉的判断(故事4)。美国人在判断对个人福利和权利的直接威胁时更为严厉(故事6)。

The present study compares the response of Japanese and American student in completing imperfect moral episodes by supplying antecedent and consequential contexts. Attention is given to the content of the produced story, the bases for judging the acceptability of the conduct of the protagonist, as influenced by the respective culture. By this method we try to capture the influence of culture upon the structural characteristics of the logic of moral, which is not accessible by kohlbergean judgment method of presenting completed full episode.In this article, as the first step of the analysis, the way in which the subjects judge the conduct of the protagonist was studied. In particular the cultural differences in the production and judgment were analyzed.Imperfect moral episodes :1 Susan lies to her mother about a recent grade on an important final exam.2 Jim's friends all go out to lunch and do not invite him.3 Sam, who is supposed to meet Allison at the restaurant at 8pm does not show up.4 Some of Julie's friends are talking about her behind her back.5 At a formal party everyone was dressed appropriately except for Sandy.6 Jeff makes a first and hits his friend Don in the jaw.Japanese tended to give severe judgment to the episodes which involve threats to symbiotic relationships (Story4). Americans were more severe in judging direct threats to the welfare and right of the individual (Story6).