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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·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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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 18, 2017·4 min read

          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.
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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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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 6, 2017·3 min read

          Study Examines Tolerance of Political Lies for Shared Views

          According to researchers, people tend to be more lenient towards politicians' lies when they believe a specific political stance is morally correct. Researchers suggest supporters perceive the lies to be a necessary means to achieve a higher moral end.
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          ·July 26, 2017·5 min read

          Studies Help Understand Why Some People Are So Sure They’re Right

          Higher levels of critical thinking is associated with lower levels of dogmatism in both the religious and non-religious. Those who are most dogmatic are less likely to be able to look at issues from the perspective of others, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·June 12, 2017·4 min read

          Mind Changing Can Be Risky

          Leaders who use moral arguments over pragmatic ones as a basis of their position, but later change their minds, may be judged more harshly, a new study reports.
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          ·May 16, 2017·4 min read

          Current ‘Moral Enhancement’ Technologies Are Neither Feasible Nor Wise

          A new study assesses existing research into 'moral enhancement' technologies and reports that current methods are neither wise nor feasible.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·May 3, 2017·4 min read

          Judging Moral Character: A Matter of Principle, Not Good Deeds

          According to researchers, we evaluate the moral character of other based upon their principles and honesty, not just by their good (or bad) deeds.
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          ·May 1, 2017·4 min read

          Ill Gotten Gains Are Worth Less in the Brain

          According to a new study, the brain responds less to rewards gained from immoral acts than it does to ethically earned rewards.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·April 21, 2017·3 min read

          How Can We Know Other People’s “True Selves”?

          Researchers find evidence of a strong link between morality and identity.
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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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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·March 30, 2017·6 min read

          Tests Can Help Quantify Automatic Empathy and Moral Intuitions

          Researchers have developed new tests and math models to help quantify automatic moral and empathetic judgement.
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