PSYC 1032 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Cognitive Architecture, Spring Break, Empathic Concern
26 May 2017
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Nearby need singer 1972: person is bleeding on side of the road, they are going to die if you don"t drive them to hospital. But you got really nice new leather upholstery and you don"t want to ruin it. Distant need singer 1972: asked for some sum of money that would be put to use by an organization that you trust and know is doing important work (like saving people"s lives) Save at least 1 person who would otherwise be starved to death: you could save these people or put the towards the reupholstering of your car (or some other nice things) Singer says these aren"t morally different, but there"s a difference between how to we sense them. Must you help: scenario 1 you are physically there on island. You are trapped on island that you came to on spring break because huge hurricane has just come through.
