Method
Participants and design
Ninety-five individuals (52 men and 43 women) participated in
the experiment.3 Participants were randomly assigned to one of the
conditions of a 2 (primed rule: “Save lives” vs. “Do not kill”)×2
(dilemma: footbridge vs. trolley) factorial design. Mean age of the
participants was 30 years and 4 months (SD=11 years, 8 months;
range 15–58 years).