ABSTRACT
The prominent dual process model of moral judgment suggests that an individual can intuitively detect that harming others is wrong (deontological morality), but has to deliberate to realize that harming others can be acceptable depending on the consequences (utilitarian morality). In contrast with this received view, we suggest that humans also have the ability to intuitively grasp the utilitarian dimensions of moral judgments. We review findings that indicate that individuals, despite making deontological judgments, show signs of automatic conflict detection between utilitarian and deontological aspects of moral dilemmas. We discuss the link with recent research on logical reasoning and propose a revision of the dual process model.
