Morals Do Not Conquer All In Decision Making

I hadn't yet come across the previous research which appears to have suggested that people with a more deontological ("protected") approach to ethical decision making were more likely to ignore potential consequences. However,

it appears that previous findings suggesting that people who really care about an issue not only fail to maximize their utility" or that they might not be taking stock of the consequences at all" may be off the mark. "The present findings importantly qualify this theory, suggesting that in some contexts, morally-motivated decision makers are more sensitive to the consequences of their choices than non-morally-motivated decision makers."

ScienceDaily: Morals Do Not Conquer All In Decision Making: Filed in: psychology, ethics, decision-making