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·August 18, 2017·6 min read

Communicating in a Foreign Language Takes Emotion Out of Decision-Making

Making a moral decision phrased in a non-native language makes people more utilitarian, researchers report. When faced with a moral dilemma phrased in a foreign language, people were more inclined to act toward a common good and express an emotional distance.

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·August 15, 2019·3 min read

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.

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·September 23, 2016·5 min read

Study Challenges Widely Held View About Children’s Moral Judgement

Researchers argue that a child's ability to make a moral judgement has often been substantially underestimated.

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·April 5, 2019·3 min read

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.

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·July 7, 2018·5 min read

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.

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·June 12, 2014·5 min read

When Good People Do Bad Things

New research finds being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal morality.

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·October 11, 2016·3 min read

People Switch Morality in the Heat of the Moment

A new study reports virtual reality may help show how a person would react to a specific situation, despite what they report they would do on paper.

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·November 23, 2020·3 min read

Children More Willing to Punish if the Wrongdoer Is ‘Taught a Lesson’

Children as young as four are more willing to make personal sacrifices to punish those who do wrong, especially if they believe the punishment will teach the transgressor a lesson.

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·September 6, 2019·4 min read

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.

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·April 18, 2017·5 min read

The Impossibility of Immorality

According to researchers, by default, we tend to view immoral acts as if they were simply impossible.

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·August 22, 2017·6 min read

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.

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·December 29, 2019·4 min read

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.

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