Dual-Process Theories, Cognitive Decoupling and the Outcome-to-Intent Shift: A Developmental Perspective on Evolutionary Ethics

A central tenet of evolutionary ethics is that as a result processes, humans tend to respond in certain ways particular moral problems. Various authors have posited “dual-process” conflicts between “fast”, automatic, evolved impulses, and “slower”, controlled, reasoned judgements. In this chapter we argue the sources automatic judgements are diverse, include some intuitive processes (especially, reading other people’s intentions) quite sophisticated term social cognition. our view, reflective reasoning represents activity higher-level arbitrate conflicting inputs from diverse heuristics, response normative concerns. The integration subjugation responses more ones developmental process takes place at varying rates different people cultural contexts. We consider how approaches represent cognition terms dual can be rendered by consideration psychology. then apply developmentally aware approach an extended example phenomenon children’s development known outcome-to-intent shift. outline model controlled may integrated learning culturally variable ways.