Role of Kolmogorov Complexity on Interest in Moral Dilemma Stories

Autor: Saillenfest, Antoine, Dessalles, Jean-Louis
Přispěvatelé: Département Informatique et Réseaux (INFRES), Télécom ParisTech, Saillenfest, Antoine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
CogSci2012
CogSci2012, Aug 2012, Sapporo, Japan. pp.947-952
Saillenfest, Antoine; & Dessalles, Jean-Louis. (2012). Role of Kolmogorov Complexity on Interest in Moral Dilemma Stories. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, 34(34). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4c614587
Popis: 6 pages; International audience; Several studies have highlighted the combined role of emotions and reasoning in the determination of judgments about morality. Here we explore the influence of Kolmogorov complexity in the determination, not only of moral judgment, but also of the associated narrative interest. We designed an experiment to test the predictions of our complexity-based model when applied to moral dilemmas. It confirms that judgments about interest and morality may be explained in part by discrepancies in complexity. This preliminary study suggests that cognitive computations are involved in decision-making about emotional outcomes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Popis
Abstrakt:6 pages; International audience; Several studies have highlighted the combined role of emotions and reasoning in the determination of judgments about morality. Here we explore the influence of Kolmogorov complexity in the determination, not only of moral judgment, but also of the associated narrative interest. We designed an experiment to test the predictions of our complexity-based model when applied to moral dilemmas. It confirms that judgments about interest and morality may be explained in part by discrepancies in complexity. This preliminary study suggests that cognitive computations are involved in decision-making about emotional outcomes.