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Moral psychology of nursing robots: Exploring the role of robots in dilemmas of patient autonomy (2022)
Journal Article
Laakasuo, M., Palomäki, J., Kunnari, A., Rauhala, S., Drosinou, M., Halonen, J., …Francis, K. B. (2023). Moral psychology of nursing robots: Exploring the role of robots in dilemmas of patient autonomy. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53(1), 108-128. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2890

Artificial intelligences (AIs) are widely used in tasks ranging from transportation to healthcare and military, but it is not yet known how people prefer them to act in ethically difficult situations. In five studies (an anthropological field study,... Read More about Moral psychology of nursing robots: Exploring the role of robots in dilemmas of patient autonomy.

Socratic Questionnaires (2022)
Journal Article
Hansen, N., Francis, K., & Greening, H. (2022). Socratic Questionnaires

When experimental participants are given the chance to reflect and revise their initial judgments in a dynamic conversational context, do their responses to philosophical scenarios differ from responses to those same scenarios presented in a traditio... Read More about Socratic Questionnaires.

Moral Decision-Making During COVID-19: Moral Judgements, Moralisation, and Everyday Behaviour (2022)
Journal Article
Francis, K., & McNabb, C. (2022). Moral Decision-Making During COVID-19: Moral Judgements, Moralisation, and Everyday Behaviour. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769177

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose significant health, economic, and social challenges. Given that many of these challenges have moral relevance, the present studies investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing moral decision-making... Read More about Moral Decision-Making During COVID-19: Moral Judgements, Moralisation, and Everyday Behaviour.

Moral Decision-Making During COVID-19: Moral Judgements, Moralisation, and Everyday Behaviour (2022)
Journal Article
Francis, K. B., & McNabb, C. B. (2022). Moral Decision-Making During COVID-19: Moral Judgements, Moralisation, and Everyday Behaviour. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769177

This is the first (published) empirical research study to longitudinally investigate the moralisation of covid-related behaviours through the course of the pandemic and its relationship to utilitarian principles. The study tested individuals prior to... Read More about Moral Decision-Making During COVID-19: Moral Judgements, Moralisation, and Everyday Behaviour.