In:
Developmental Science, Wiley, Vol. 11, No. 1 ( 2008-01), p. 33-39
Abstract:
Three experiments investigated whether children in grades K, 2, and 4 ( n = 144) view emotional comprehension as important in solving moral dilemmas. The experiments asked whether a human or an artificially intelligent machine would be best at solving different types of problems, ranging from moral and emotional to nonmoral and pragmatic. In Experiment 1 , children in all age groups indicated that a human would be superior to a computer not only at comprehending emotions, but also at solving moral dilemmas. In Experiment 2 , older children also indicated that a human could solve moral dilemmas better than a ‘robot’ with human‐like perceptual and physical abilities. Experiment 3 further demonstrated that these effects were not solely due to a bias towards humans. Thus, children as young as age 5 view emotional understanding as an important element for moral, but not for nonmoral, reasoning, suggesting that the basis for Humean intuitions emerges early in life.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1363-755X
,
1467-7687
DOI:
10.1111/desc.2008.11.issue-1
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00657.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2023952-X
SSG:
5,2
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