Some Personal Beliefs and Morals May Stem From Genetics
A new study reports genetics, in addition to environmental factors, influence morals and some personal behaviors in adults.... Read More...
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High Stakes Decision Making Causes More Cheating and Less Charity
According to researchers, when faced with high stakes decision making tasks, people are more likely to lose sight of personal morality, leading to more cheating and less charitable efforts.... Read More...
How People Judge Good From Bad
Researchers shed light on how people decide whether certain behaviors are moral or immoral.... Read More...
Are We Predisposed to Forgive?
A new study reports our cognitive flexibility in judging those who wrong us may shed light on both the human tendency to forgive, and explain why people hold on to those who continue to wrong them.... Read More...
Our Shared Reality is Fraying
Researchers report truth is key to normal human interactions and consider how society might be losing its sense of shared reality.... Read More...
Why Do Kids Lie, and Is It Normal?
Researchers say lying in childhood is normal and an important sign that a child's cognitive skills are developing. ... Read More...
The Problem with Solving Problems
Researchers say prevalence induced concept changes cause people to redefine problems as they are reduced. ... Read More...
Belief in Free Will Unrelated to Moral Behavior
A new study contradicts conventional assumptions that belief in free will is tied to a person's moral behavior. Researchers say free will may promote moral behavior in specific contexts, but it is not indicative of moral behavior overall.... Read More...
Mirror Neuron Activity Predicts People’s Decision Making in Moral Dilemmas
UCLA researchers investigated how the brain responds when people watch other experience painful events. The study reports neural responses predict whether people will be inclined to avoid causing harm to others when faced with moral dilemmas.... Read More...
How the Brain Reacts to Difficult Moral Issues
According to researchers, familial relationships in movies affect the reactions in the viewer's brain to moral dilemma addressed between characters.... Read More...
High Moral Reasoning Associated With Increased Reward System Activity
University of Pennsylvania researchers report people who report higher levels of moral reasoning show increased activity in brain areas associated with reward. The study may improve understanding as to why some people are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors.... Read More...
Human Characters, Not Animals, Teach Children Best Moral Lessons
Reading stories about humans, not anthropomorphic characters, teach moral lessons most effectively to young children a new study reports.... Read More...