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- Ryan M. McManus
- Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA
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- Abraham M. Rutchick
- Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA
説明
<jats:p>With the imminent advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs) comes a moral dilemma: How do people assign responsibility in the event of a fatal accident? AVs necessarily create conditions in which “drivers” yield agency to a machine. The current study examines how people make attributions of blame and praise in this context. Varying the features of AV technology affected how responsible a “driver” (who purchased the vehicle) is perceived to be following a deadly crash. The findings provide support for agency and commission as crucial bases of moral judgment. They also raise questions about how morally contradictory actions are perceived and underscore the need for research examining how moral responsibility is distributed among multiple potentially culpable agents. Pragmatically, these findings suggest that regulating (or declining to regulate) how AVs are programmed may strongly influence perceptions of moral and legal culpability.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Social Psychological and Personality Science
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Social Psychological and Personality Science 10 (3), 345-352, 2018-02-16
SAGE Publications
