How does your body respond to feelings of moral outrage? Depends on your politics
Study reveals liberals and conservatives feel certain violations of moral concerns, such as loyalty and purity, in different areas of their bodies.... Read More...
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Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state
From eroding the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain critical for impulse control, to damaging the dopamine reward system, researchers evaluate the impact of viewing pornography on the brain.... Read More...
Why some people distrust atheists
25% of the population in the US identify as non-religious, with 3% actively identifying as atheist. Researchers investigate why many people distrust those who identify as being atheist.... Read More...
Bad to the bone or just bad behavior?
How we perceive moral goodness or moral badness, as either biological and innate traits or potentially changeable, can guide whether we are willing to be lenient over other peoples' transgressions.... Read More...
Testosterone has a complicated relationship with moral reasoning
Contrary to popular belief, a new study reveals higher levels of testosterone may make people more sensitive to moral norms. ... Read More...
Humans aren’t designed to be happy
Researchers argue humans did not evolve to be consistently happy but primarily survive and reproduce. Evolution, they say, placed an advantage on depression, preventing humans from engaging in risky or hopeless situations.... Read More...
Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?
Moral emotions are significantly more impaired than emotions without moral content in those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). By contrast, those with Alzheimer's disease exhibit similar performance in both moral and extra-moral emotions as healthy subjects. The findings provide a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of FTD.... Read More...
When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame
As robots become more autonomous, people will regard them as more responsible for accidental wrongdoing.... Read More...
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...
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...