People Aren’t As Morally Superior As They Think They Are
It’s a famous thought experiment, popular at a certain kind of dinner party: “The Trolley Problem.” Let’s say you were… More
Moral Psychology
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring self-dehumanization and moral behavior, reading skills in children at risk of dyslexia, and prosocial predictions by bottlenose dolphins… More
People Make Different Moral Choices in Imagined Versus Real-Life Situations
The moral decisions people make in hypothetical scenarios may not always reflect real-life behavior, researchers find… More
Polluted Air May Pollute Our Morality
Data from archival and experimental studies indicate that exposure to air pollution, either physically or mentally, is linked with unethical behavior such as crime and cheating… More
Do You Suffer From Illusions Of Moral Superiority?
NPR: Do you think you’re more honest than the average person? More principled? More fair? If so, you’re not alone… More
Hypocrites, be honest
The Boston Globe: ACCORDING TO YALE University researchers, condemning someone else’s immoral behavior helps your own reputation, because when you… More