Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Previous research has shown a connection between religious belief and morality—primarily that religious people both (a) tend to be more prosocial in their behavior, and (b) tend to judge moral infractions in a more categorical or deontological way. The current research looks to further explore the extent to which religious and non-religious people differ in moral judgements of immoral actions, as well as evaluate the evidence for theoretical explanations of these differences. We found that religious people rated all moral infractions as more severe than non-religious people and were less sensitive to the severity of actions. These results conflict with previous theories for differences in moral cognition. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
DOI: 10.17615/fyfr-mg34
Author: Martin, Alex
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3033398448