Figures & data
Table 1. Mean ratings for the permissibility of the actions in the pre-test scenarios. The selected scenarios are marked with an asterisk (*). The scale is from −5 (morally totally wrong) to +5 (morally totally right).
Table 2. Stimuli used for emotional induction.
Table 3. Key participant characteristics in the matched sample (n = 81).
Table 4. Differences between the experienced affect between the experimental and control group. Rank-Biserial correlation (rRB) was used as an estimate of standardised effect size.
Table 5. Morality ratings for all scenarios in the experimental and control conditions. Positive values represent morally right and negative morally wrong judgments.
Table 6. Key participant characteristics by Group in Experiment 2.
Table 7. Self-reported mood at the end of Experiment 2.
Table 8. Ratings of the individual scenarios and means by Group.
Data availability statement
The data and materials that support the findings of this study are openly available in OSF at https://osf.io/wbyfu/, reference number DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/WBYFU.