Publications by authors named "Hiroshi Yama"

The study of moral judgements often centres on moral dilemmas in which options consistent with deontological perspectives (that is, emphasizing rules, individual rights and duties) are in conflict with options consistent with utilitarian judgements (that is, following the greater good based on consequences). Greene et al. (2009) showed that psychological and situational factors (for example, the intent of the agent or the presence of physical contact between the agent and the victim) can play an important role in moral dilemma judgements (for example, the trolley problem).

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  • The study explores a parallel relationship between indicative conditionals (ICs) and conditional bets (CBs), focusing on how both involve conditional probabilities and a "void" outcome when the antecedent is false.
  • Researchers replicated a previous study with Chinese and Japanese participants to see if cultural differences affect how people assess probabilities in these contexts.
  • Results showed no difference in judging false antecedent cases, but Eastern participants considered more possibilities when evaluating probabilities, supporting the hypothesis that they may think in a more holistic and context-dependent manner than their Western counterparts.
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The effects of implicit and explicit associative processes for false recognition were examined by manipulating exposure duration of studied items; 20 ms or 2000 ms. Participants studied lists of words that were high associates to a nonpresented word (critical lure) in either condition. After learning each list, they took a recognition test and remember/know judgements immediately (Experiment 1) or 1 minute later (Experiment 2).

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