OASIcs - OpenAccess Series in Informatics. 2013 Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative
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Abstract
How do narratives influence moral decision-making? Our ongoing studies
use serial reproduction of narratives, that is multiple retellings as
in the telephone game, of morally ambiguous situations. In particular,
we tested stories that include a minor misdemeanor, but leave open
whether the wrongdoer will be punished by a bystander. It turns out
that serial reproduction (retelling) of stories tends to eliminate the
possibility of intervention by the bystander under certain conditions.
We reason that this effect can be explained either by preferences of
the readers or by the reader\u27s discomfort to get involved. A second
finding is that retellings of third-person narratives of moral
situations lead to a higher degree of change and invention of the
outcome than first-person narratives