The role of prefrontal cortex in a moral judgment task using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1116
Abstract: Understanding the neural basis of moral judgment (MJ) and human decision‐making has been the subject of numerous studies because of their impact on daily life activities and social norms. Here, we aimed to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: infrared spectroscopy; functional near; near infrared; using functional ... See more keywords
Defend, Stand By, or Join In?: The Relative Influence of Moral Identity, Moral Judgment, and Social Self-Efficacy on Adolescents' Bystander Behaviors in Bullying Situations.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10964-019-01089-w
Abstract: In bullying situations, adolescent bystanders may help bullied others, just stand by, or join in the antisocial behavior. Current studies have yet to fully examine the moral and social factors motivating these varied responses to… read more here.
Keywords: social self; identity; moral identity; moral judgment ... See more keywords
The influence of agents’ negligence in shaping younger and older adults’ moral judgment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2018.12.002
Abstract: Abstract This study examined age-related differences in the use of negligence information in moral judgment. A group of younger adults (18–36 years) and a group of older adults (75–98 years) were presented with a series… read more here.
Keywords: negligence; moral judgment; older adults; acted negligence ... See more keywords
Do behavioral base rates impact associated moral judgments?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104145
Abstract: Abstract In a series of studies, we ask whether and to what extent the base rate of a behavior influences associated moral judgment. Previous research aimed at answering different but related questions are suggestive of… read more here.
Keywords: moral judgment; moral judgments; base rates; associated moral ... See more keywords
Individual differences in moral judgment predict attitudes towards mandatory vaccinations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111391
Abstract: Skepticism about the efficacy and risks related to Covid-19 vaccinations has become a politicized issue. In response, some politicians have proposed policies (such as imposing vaccine passports) aimed at increasing public vaccination rates. The response… read more here.
Keywords: judgment predict; individual differences; differences moral; moral judgment ... See more keywords
Do Psychopathic Individuals Possess a Misaligned Moral Compass? A Meta-Analytic Examination of Psychopathy’s Relations With Moral Judgment
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DOI: 10.1037/per0000226
Abstract: Psychopathic individuals are often characterized as lacking a moral sense. Although this hypothesis has received ample experimental attention over the past decade, findings have been inconsistent. To elucidate the relationship between psychopathy and abnormal moral… read more here.
Keywords: psychopathic individuals; possess misaligned; individuals possess; meta ... See more keywords
The affective harm account (AHA) of moral judgment: Reconciling cognition and affect, dyadic morality and disgust, harm and purity.
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DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000310
Abstract: Moral psychology has long debated whether moral judgment is rooted in harm versus affect. We reconcile this debate with the affective harm account (AHA) of moral judgment. The AHA understands harm as an intuitive perception… read more here.
Keywords: affective appraisals; moral judgment; judgment; harm ... See more keywords
The logic of universalization guides moral judgment
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2014505117
Abstract: Significance Humans have several different ways to decide whether an action is wrong: We might ask whether it causes harm or whether it breaks a rule. Moral psychology attempts to understand the mechanisms that underlie… read more here.
Keywords: logic universalization; guides moral; judgment; universalization guides ... See more keywords
Smith’s practicality requirement meets dual-process models of moral judgment
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DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2017.1333093
Abstract: Abstract In The Moral Problem, Michael Smith argues that only motivational internalists can offer an adequate explanation of why changes in moral judgment tend to be accompanied by changes in motivation in morally virtuous people.… read more here.
Keywords: process models; smith; judgment; models moral ... See more keywords
The OXTR rs53576 impacts moral permissibility of attempted but failed harms in populations of students and prisoners
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsac015
Abstract: Abstract Previous research has highlighted the roles of oxytocin in empathy and altruistic behaviors. Based on these findings, recent studies have examined the association between the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and outcome-based moral judgment with… read more here.
Keywords: based moral; oxtr rs53576; moral judgment; students prisoners ... See more keywords
"Internally Wicked": Investigating How and Why Essentialism Influences Punitiveness and Moral Condemnation
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12991
Abstract: Kant argued that individuals should be punished "proportional to their internal wickedness," and recent work has demonstrated that essentialism-the notion that observable characteristics reflect internal, biological, unchanging "essences"-influences moral judgment. However, these efforts have yielded… read more here.
Keywords: moral condemnation; essentialism influences; biology; moral judgment ... See more keywords