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Moral Reframing and Process Dissociation

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puzzle

Given that the evidence for cultural variation in moral psychology is at best weak,
and given that the theoretical argument for moral reframing is flawed,
why does moral reframing seem to work?

We already saw some candidate explanations. Now that we have understood process dissociation, we can introduce an additional candidate answer. (This is compatible with the others.)

Graham et al, 2009 figure 1

The Joan-Lars-Joseph objection

The evidence on cultural variation says socially conservative participants tend to regard all five foundations as roughly equally morally relevant.

Gawronski et al, 2017 figure 1

Luke & Gawronski (2021, p. figure 2 (part))

‘on average, conservatives are less inclined to accept harmful actions for the greater good than liberals. [And] liberals are more sensitive to the consequences of a given action for the greater good than conservatives’

(Luke & Gawronski, 2021, p. 10).

‘You can make a difference by recyling because you know it’s the right thing to do. Your actions can help care for others and allow the greatest good for society. Because of people like you, we can reduce the harm to others and to the environment by recycling. You CAN make a difference

‘You can join the fight by recycling with those like you in your community. Your actions can help us do our civic duty because recycling is the responsible thing to do in our society. Because of people like you, we can follow the advice of important leaders by recycling. You CAN join the fight!’

puzzle

Given that the evidence for cultural variation in moral psychology is at best weak,
and given that the theoretical argument for moral reframing is flawed,
why does moral reframing seem to work?

We already saw some candidate explanations. Now that we have understood process dissociation, we can introduce an additional candidate answer. (This is compatible with the others.)