The nature of harm—and therefore moral judgment—may be misunderstood. Rather than an
objective matter of reason, we argue that harm should be redefined as an intuitively …

This narrative state-of-the-art review paper describes the progress in the understanding and
treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Over the last four decades, the scientific …

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) should reduce traffic accidents, but they will sometimes have to
choose between two evils, such as running over pedestrians or sacrificing themselves and …

Across societies, humans punish norm violations. To date, research on the antecedents and
consequences of punishment has largely relied upon agent-based modeling and laboratory …

Moral intuitions are a central motivator in human behavior. Recent work highlights the
importance of moral intuitions for understanding a wide range of issues ranging from online …

A majority of people the world over eat meat, yet many of these same people experience
discomfort when the meat on their plate is linked to the death of animals. We draw on this …

How do protest actions impact public support for social movements? Here we test the claim
that extreme protest actions—protest behaviors perceived to be harmful to others, highly …

When something is wrong, someone is harmed. This hypothesis derives from the theory of
dyadic morality, which suggests a moral cognitive template of wrongdoing agent and …

Do moral disagreements regarding specific issues (eg, patriotism, chastity) reflect deep
cognitive differences (ie, distinct cognitive mechanisms) between liberals and …

In this article we examine the construction and consequences of ethical leader perceptions.
First, we introduce moralization as the primary process through which followers come to …