Criminal Psychology

Another day and night.

Every day is different from the previous day.

At this point, even a natural pervert like Shen Lian felt a little unusual, but to be honest, her physical defects made it impossible for her to understand the emotions of the voters and the meaning behind these emotions. meaning.

Therefore, she can only stare at the statistical data that is constantly read out on the TV with a murderous gaze. The closer to the final cut-off point, the faster the number of options will increase.

The current online voting "whether ratio" is - 14225264: 14210754

Shen Lian stared at the screen for a long time.

The result of this close match was something she had never imagined before, and she was shocked but still held out her last hope.

She can still win, and she will definitely win, which makes her current state a lot like a drowning person clinging to straws, otherwise she will really not be able to survive.

Lin Chen looked at the lady across the square table and answered her question just now: "You know, because I bet four lives, I think the result must be that more people choose "No". And you need to expose many people wearing Essential selfishness under the cloak of kindness, so you need a 'yes' answer."

"But I won't lose Shen Lian, at least in this matter, I won't lose."

The chandelier on the ceiling casts warm yellow light, casting an uncertain color on everything.

The lady on the opposite side of the square table has disheveled hair, and the background behind Shen Lian is the vast night. She is no longer calm and sure of victory, but she still seems to feel that the balance of victory will definitely tilt towards her: "Consultant Lin, I found that you have been By avoiding answering positively, does that mean you're actually afraid to admit what's on your mind?"

Lin Chen glanced at the night outside the window, the time is coming, and he doesn't need to hide anything anymore.

"A few years ago, psychologist and human behaviorist Mark Hauser and others put the classic train dilemma on the Internet." He looked at Shen Lian and said calmly.

"There are 20 respondents from all over the world who have been surveyed. It is the famous train track problem, which is almost the same as the problem accepted by tens of millions of residents in three provinces in one day. In the field of philosophy and psychology research, we will use similar The problem is defined as a moral dilemma."

He said to himself, and signaled Shen Lian with his eyes to be safe and not to worry.

"There are two different forms of asking that question in the survey," he said.

"The first is the most primitive railroad track problem, the problem is as follows--

The trolley on the railway track lost control and hit five people in front of it. If the trolley continued to move forward, these five people would undoubtedly die. The only solution was for the track staff to switch the trolley to another track. one person.The question is: Should the orbiter crash and kill this person in order to save five people? "

He suddenly leaned forward and asked Shen Lian, "What do you think?"

Shen Lian subconsciously leaned back in the chair: "You don't answer me directly, but you expect me to answer you directly?"

"Okay, I'll tell you the result directly." Lin Chen said, "The survey results are as follows—regardless of race, age and group, 20% of the 89 respondents around the world believe that trackers should pull the trigger. switch."

In the TV news, the female anchor was reciting the results of a certain investigation, her voice was deep and serious, and sounded just right.

Hearing this, Shen Lian had some inconceivable emotions on her face, and then she smiled slowly, very proud, as if she finally got the desired result.

Lin Chen took Shen Lian's complacency into his eyes, this time, he didn't give Shen Lian a chance to speak, he said: "According to your point of view, in fact, this Internet survey conclusion can prove that people are selfish by nature, and most people will sacrifice the few for the greater good."

"Consultant Lin, I found that your view of human nature is indeed more thorough than mine!" Shen Lian interrupted, praising him so much.

Lin Chen looked at the woman's victorious face, he looked up at the bright moon outside the barred window, and said calmly: "Yes, if there is not a second question and another investigation result, your opinion may be unassailable .”

He suddenly sat up straight, and quickly said seriously: "The second question is as follows——

Same as the first scenario, still an out-of-control rail car is about to hit five people, you are standing on the overpass as the rail operator, and there is a strong stranger beside you, if you push this stranger Get off the bridge and get him stuck on the track, then the cart will stop, and although the stranger will die, you can save five people.The question is: Should the trackman push the stranger off the bridge and save five people? "

Lin Chen thought his attitude was serious enough.

But at this moment, Shen Lian looked up at him, with an inexplicable emotion on her face: "What's the difference? Consultant Lin."

Lin Chen looked at the woman's innocent and ignorant eyes illuminated by the moonlight, and never felt such a huge gap than this time.

Shen Lian couldn't detect it at all, he told himself.

But the story has to continue here: "Actually, this time, 89% of people chose—shouldn't be."

Sure enough, after this figure appeared.

Shen Lianxiu frowned and even the muscles of her body visibly tensed up. A smart person like her obviously realized that there was a very serious problem in it, and the large-scale voting now is also a complete psychological problem. trap.

She would really lose, but she didn't know where she lost.

"Why did this happen?" Lin Chen looked at Shen Lian, and explained to another kind of person in this world in a very peaceful tone: "Because the reason why psychology is a science lies in the fact that many of its conclusions come from Based on the results of large-scale experiments and data statistics, on the other hand, behind every psychological phenomenon, you can mostly find the corresponding neuropsychological mechanism.”

Shen Lian looked at him suspiciously.

Lin Chen said: "The two different results for similar problems made neuropsychologists curious. The scientists then scanned the brain activity of the subjects in these two different problem situations."

"You are engaged in brain-related drugs, so you should be able to understand this result better." He stared at Shen Lian, and said, "In the first question of whether the track should be triggered, the brain activity of reasoning and problem-solving increased; In the second context of whether to kill a stranger to save five people, there was increased activity in brain regions associated with emotion and social cognition."

Shen Lian was silent for a moment, and then the interrogation room heard the sound of chains shaking crazily. The woman was thinking crazily, and tried to put her hand into her mouth. This was a state of psychological compensation under extreme anxiety.

"Neuropsychologists have different kinds of explanations for this phenomenon. One theory is that flipping the track is impersonal, so people use reasoning-related brain regions to make judgments; pushing off strangers is a situation that is personally relevant. , in this situation, emotions and the part in charge of social cognition come first; another explanation is..." Lin Chen's voice overwhelmed the rattling sound of collisions in the room, and over the voice of the female anchor reporting the results behind him, "There's a common belief among normal human beings that it's acceptable to sacrifice a small part for the greater good, but in reality, you can't actively force someone to sacrifice on purpose."

Lin Chen's words were really simple, and when she came to this point, Shen Lian said suddenly: "What is this, Consultant Lin?" Shut up, she can only search frantically, trying to find all offensive words to refute Lin Chen: "Hypocrisy! Yes, it is hypocrisy. Your conclusions whitewash people beautifully, but in fact they still cannot cover up your cowardly and ugly nature. We it's the same!"

she yelled.

However, in front of her, Mr. Consultant, who was extremely weak, had no intention of giving in.

"This is morality, Chen Lian." Lin Chen's eyes were calm and far-reaching, but he didn't mean to boast, he was just stating the facts, "This proves that there is a moral brake in the human brain, and it proves that the moral brake will be activated in time to prevent people from doing something. It proves that morality is a neural mechanism that exists in the brain rather than a castle in the air, which proves that morality is nothing special but very remarkable, because..." Lin Chen pointed to his head and said, "It's here."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to his chest again, and said slowly, "It's here too."