Intuitions about moral relevance—Good news for moral intuitionism

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Framing	Treatment A	Treatment B
Positive	Saves 200 lives	A 33% chance of saving all 600 people, 66% possibility of saving no one.
Negative	400 people will die	A 33% chance that no people will die, 66% probability that all 600 will die.

Table 1. Moral relevance ratings and the comparison of Original versus Extended conditions

Scenario	Perspective	Relevance	Version	Disagree	%	Agree	%	χ^2	p-value
Push	Actor	CA	Original	31	28%	79	72%	χ^21,216 = 15.53	p = .0001
Push	Actor	CA	Extended	8	8%	98	92%
Push	Actor	CF	Original	39	35%	71	65%	χ^21,216 = 11.79	p = .0006
Push	Actor	CF	Extended	16	15%	90	85%
Push	Observer	CA	Original	30	28%	76	72%	χ^21,211 = 12.11	p = .0005
Push	Observer	CA	Extended	10	10%	95	90%
Push	Observer	CF	Original	36	34%	70	66%	χ^21,211 = 12.41	p = .0004
Push	Observer	CF	Extended	14	13%	91	87%
Switch	Actor	CA	Original	36	33%	74	67%	χ^21,216 = 15.84	p = .0001
Switch	Actor	CA	Extended	11	10%	95	90%
Switch	Actor	CF	Original	24	22%	86	78%	χ^21,216 = 7.41	p = .0065
Switch	Actor	CF	Extended	9	8%	97	92%
Switch	Observer	CA	Original	41	39%	65	61%	χ^21,211 = 20.83	p < .0001
Switch	Observer	CA	Extended	12	11%	93	89%
Switch	Observer	CF	Original	23	22%	83	78%	χ^21,211 = 17.33	p < .0001
Switch	Observer	CF	Extended	3	3%	102	97%
Overall			Original	260	30%	604	70%	χ^21,1708 = 109.18	p < .0001
			Extended	83	10%	761	90%

Figure 1. Percentage of agreement with the moral relevance statements as a function of scenario, perspective and kind of moral relevance

Table 2. Moral relevance ratings and the effect of order of presentation

Version	Scenario	Position	Relevance	Disagree	%	Agree	%	χ^2	p-value
Original	Push	First	CA	28	28%	72	72%	χ^21,200 = 15.53	p = .2866
Original	Push	Second	CA	35	35%	65	65%
Original	Push	First	CF	52	52%	48	48%	χ^21,200 = 9.08	p = .0026
Original	Push	Second	CF	31	31%	69	69%
Original	Switch	First	CA	44	44%	56	56%	χ^21,200 = 1.33	p = .2482
Original	Switch	Second	CA	36	36%	64	64%
Original	Switch	First	CF	9	9%	91	91%	χ^21,200 = 23.39	p < .0001
Original	Switch	Second	CF	38	38%	62	62%
Extended	Push	First	CA	12	12%	88	88%	χ^21,199 = 0.04	p = .8445
Extended	Push	Second	CA	11	11%	88	89%
Extended	Push	First	CF	18	18%	82	82%	χ^21,199 = 0.16	p = .6927
Extended	Push	Second	CF	20	20%	79	80%
Extended	Switch	First	CA	14	14%	85	86%	χ^21,199 = 0.06	p = .8141
Extended	Switch	Second	CA	13	13%	87	87%
Extended	Switch	First	CF	5	5%	94	95%	χ^21,199 = 0.33	p = .5635
Extended	Switch	Second	CF	7	7%	93	93%

Figure 2. Percentage of agreement with the moral relevance statements as a function of scenario, position of presentation and kind of moral relevance