Morality

Morality is a social process by which a person deems thoughts, intentions, choices or actions as either good (or right) or bad (or wrong). It can be based on a personal and/or a population's code of conduct or values.

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Research | 02 August 2018 | open

Increased moral condemnation of accidental harm in institutionalized adolescents
- Sandra Baez
- , Eduar Herrera
- , Adolfo M. García
- , David Huepe
- , Hernando Santamaría-García
- & Agustín Ibáñez
Scientific Reports 8, 11609
Research | 16 April 2018 | open

Incidental haptic sensations influence judgment of crimes
- Michael Schaefer
- , Lillia Cherkasskiy
- , Claudia Denke
- , Claudia Spies
- , Hyunjin Song
- , Sean Malahy
- , Andreas Heinz
- , Andreas Ströhle
- & John A. Bargh
Scientific Reports 8, 6039
Research | 20 February 2018 | open

Social Observation Increases Functional Segregation between MPFC Subregions Predicting Prosocial Consumer Decisions
- Daehyun Jung
- , Sunhae Sul
- , Minwoo Lee
- & Hackjin Kim
Scientific Reports 8, 3368
Research | 04 December 2017 | open

Brain Structural Bases of Tendency to Forgive: evidence from a young adults sample using voxel-based morphometry
- Haijiang Li
- , Qunlin Chen
- , Jiamei Lu
- & Jiang Qiu
Scientific Reports 7, 16856
Research | 27 October 2017 | open

Differential inter-subject correlation of brain activity when kinship is a variable in moral dilemma
- Mareike Bacha-Trams
- , Enrico Glerean
- , Robin Dunbar
- , Juha M. Lahnakoski
- , Elisa Ryyppö
- , Mikko Sams
- & Iiro P. Jääskeläinen
Scientific Reports 7, 14244
Research | 11 September 2017 | open

Daytime REM sleep affects emotional experience but not decision choices in moral dilemmas
- Nicola Cellini
- , Lorella Lotto
- , Carolina Pletti
- & Michela Sarlo
Scientific Reports 7, 11059

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Research Highlights | 31 March 2010

Neuropsychology: Morality of murder

Nature 464, 653
Comments and Opinion | 24 March 2010

How do morals change?

Emotions such as empathy and disgust might be at the root of morality, but psychologists should also study the roles of deliberation and debate in how our opinions shift over time, argues Paul Bloom.
- Paul Bloom
Nature 464, 490
News | 08 February 2010

Morals don't come from God

The finding that religion scarcely influences moral intuition undermines the idea that a godless society will be immoral, says Philip Ball. Whether it 'explains' religion is another matter.
- Philip Ball
Nature News

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