News tagged with moral
Moral evaluations of harm are instant and emotional, brain study shows
(Medical Xpress)—People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental, new research on the brain at the University of Chicago shows.
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Nov 29, 2012 |
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Babies may not have a 'moral compass' after all: New research casts doubt on landmark 2007 study
New research from New Zealand's University of Otago is casting doubt on a landmark US study that suggested infants as young as six months old possess an innate moral compass that allows them to evaluate individuals as 'good' ...
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Aug 15, 2012 |
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New finding offers neurological support for Adam Smith's 'theories of morality'
The part of the brain we use when engaging in egalitarian behavior may also be linked to a larger sense of morality, researchers have found. Their conclusions, which offer scientific support for Adam Smith's theories of morality, ...
Neuroscience
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Study shows left side of brain more active in immoral thinking
(Medical Xpress) -- Because the brain is so complex, researchers are forced to devise all manner of different types of tests in trying to understand not just how it works, but which parts of it do what. To ...
Neuroscience
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Changes in brain circuitry play role in moral sensitivity as people grow up
(Medical Xpress) -- People's moral responses to similar situations change as they age, according to a new study at the University of Chicago that combined brain scanning, eye-tracking and behavioral measures ...
Neuroscience
May 27, 2011 |
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Study says empathy plays a key role in moral judgments
Is it permissible to harm one to save many? Those who tend to say "yes" when faced with this classic dilemma are likely to be deficient in a specific kind of empathy, according to a report published in the scientific journal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 22, 2013 |
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'Moral realism' may lead to better moral behavior
Getting people to think about morality as a matter of objective facts rather than subjective preferences may lead to improved moral behavior, Boston College researchers report in the Journal of Experimental So ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 29, 2013 |
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New studies show moral judgments quicker, more extreme than practical ones—but also flexible
Judgments we make with a moral underpinning are made more quickly and are more extreme than those same judgments based on practical considerations, a new set of studies finds. However, the findings, which appear in the journal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 28, 2012 |
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The brain of OCD sufferers is more active when faced with a moral dilemma
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than the general population in the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 08, 2012 |
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People change moral position without even realizing it
Shortly after expressing a moral view about a difficult topic, people may easily endorse the opposite view and remain blind to the psychological mismatch, according to research published Sep. 19 in the open ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Highly religious people are less motivated by compassion than are non-believers
"Love thy neighbor" is preached from many a pulpit. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that the highly religious are less motivated by compassion when helping a stranger than are atheists, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Inside the brains of jurors: Neuroscientists reveal brain activity associated with mitigating criminal sentences
(Medical Xpress) -- When jurors sentencing convicted criminals are instructed to weigh not only facts but also tricky emotional factors, they rely on parts of the brain associated with sympathy and making ...
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Suppressing feelings of compassion makes people feel less moral: study
(Medical Xpress) -- It’s normal to not always act on your sense of compassion—for example, by walking past a beggar on the street without giving them any money. Maybe you want to save your money or avoid engaging ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Good intentions ease pain, add to pleasure: study
A nurse's tender loving care really does ease the pain of a medical procedure, and grandma's cookies really do taste better, if we perceive them to be made with love - suggests newly published research by a University of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Moral dilemma: Would you kill 1 person to save 5?
Imagine a runaway boxcar heading toward five people who can't escape its path. Now imagine you had the power to reroute the boxcar onto different tracks with only one person along that route.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2011 |
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