News tagged with moral judgment
Changes in brain circuitry play role in moral sensitivity as people grow up
(Medical Xpress) -- People's moral responses to similar situations change as they age, according to a new study at the University of Chicago that combined brain scanning, eye-tracking and behavioral measures ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 27, 2011 |
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Morality research sheds light on the origins of religion
The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, an article published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sc ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Judge not lest ye be judged? Researchers explore 'moral hypocrisy' in powerful people
2009 may well be remembered for its scandal-ridden headlines, from admissions of extramarital affairs by governors and senators, to corporate executives flying private jets while cutting employee benefits, and most recently, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Moral dilemma scenarios prone to biases
Picture the following hypothetical scenario: A trolley is headed toward five helpless victims. The trolley can be redirected so that only one person's life is at stake. Psychologists and philosophers have been using moral ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Cleanliness can compromise moral judgment
New research in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science has found that the physical notion of cleanliness significantly reduces the severity of moral judgments, showing that intuition, rather ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2008 |
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