A large body of research has investigated responses to artificial scenarios (eg, trolley
problem) where maximizing beneficial outcomes for the greater good (utilitarianism) conflicts …

Experimental moral philosophy emerged as a methodology in the last decade of the
twentieth century, as a branch of the larger experimental philosophy (X-Phi) approach …

Across six studies (N= 1988 US residents and 81 traditional people of Papua), participants
judged agents acting in sacrificial moral dilemmas. Utilitarian agents, described as opting to …

To provide deeper insights into the relationships between psychopathic traits and utilitarian
moral judgment, we studied N= 702 adults using three psychopathy scales:(a) the …

Objectives Meditation practices, mindfulness, and self-compassion have been found to affect
our physical and mental well-being in many ways. However, can they also affect our moral …

Opinions on abortion are more polarized than opinions on most other moral issues. Why are
some people pro-choice and some pro-life? Religious and political preferences play a role …

People make moral decisions every day. When making such decisions, they may be
influenced by their companions (a so-called moral conformity effect). Increasingly, people …

Recently, researchers have proposed a polynomial model called the “consequences, norms,
generalized inaction”(CNI) model for researching moral judgment. However, it is unclear …

Given the adage “older and wiser,” it seems justified to assume that older people may be
stereotyped as more moral than younger people. We aimed to study whether assessments …

In five experiments with a total N= 1558, we studied to which extent the perception of
wrongdoers' morality depends on wrongdoers' cognitive and emotional penitence on the …