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Member Spotlight: Spike W. S. Lee on Morality, Politics, and Overcoming Stigma
This APS Rising Star and social psychologist studies political polarization, antiscience attitudes, and morality.
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The Beauty That Moral Courage Creates
… Such courage and self-sacrifice toward kin can certainly be inspiring, but moral beauty is most striking in acts of goodness toward others with whom one does not have obvious ties, exhibiting a degree of
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We’ve Misunderstood Human Nature for 100 Years
One day in the summer of 1924, an anthropologist named Raymond Dart made an incredible discovery — and drew a conclusion from it about human nature that would mislead us for a century. Dart was
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People Overestimate Political Opponents’ Immorality
How would you describe a member of the opposite political party? Maybe you find them “annoying” or even “stupid.” Or you might even call them “bigoted” or “immoral.” Americans are deeply politically divided, and harsh
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Making Sense of Moral Hypocrisy
Everyone wants to believe they have an unshakeable moral compass, but our perception of morality is often guided by thoughts and theories that reinforce existing biases.
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on the moral psychology of AI, parenting by lying, color semantics in human cognition, and much more.
