
What a real-life ‘trolley problem’ reveals about morality
We used an electric-shock dilemma to test the strength of people’s moral principles when faced with real-world complexities
by Dries Bostyn
Dries Bostyn is a senior postdoctoral fellow associated with Ghent University in Belgium. His work has been published in Psychological Science and the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and elsewhere. He was awarded an APS rising star award in 2024.