Forty-Eight Classical Moral Dilemmas in Persian Language: A Validation and Cultural Adaptation Study

Abstract Moral dilemmas are a useful tool to investigate empirically, which parameters of given situation modulate participants’ moral judgment, and in what way. In an effort provide judgment data from non- WEIRD culture, we the translation validation 48 classical Persian language. The translated dilemma set was submitted experiment with N = 82 Iranian participants. four-factor structure this confirmed; including Personal Force (Personal, Impersonal), Benefit Recipient (Self, Other), Evitability (Avoidable, Inevitable), Intentionality (Accidental, Instrumental). When comparing judgments participants those Spanish Italian previous research same set, differences emerged. were more deontological (i.e., they refrained harm), than Religiosity made deontological, also dysphoric mood resulted response style.