When Faced with Moral Dilemmas Involving Killing One Person to Save

question 20

Multiple Choice

 When faced with moral dilemmas involving killing one person to save five others, ____.

• A) people with the weakest autonomic arousal are the least likely to make the "logical" decision to kill one and save five others
• B) people with the strongest autonomic arousal are the least likely to make the "logical" decision to kill one and save five others
• C) people with the strongest somatic arousal are the least likely to make the "logical" decision to kill one and save five others
• D) people with the weakest somatic arousal are the least likely to make the "logical" decision to kill one and save five others

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