The coronavirus pandemic has raised pressing questions about effective public health
communication. Prior research has shown a persuasive advantage of arguments …

Whether, and if so, how exactly gender differences are manifested in moral judgment has
recently been at the center of much research on moral decision making. Previous research …

The current review has been completed with several specific aims. First, it seeks to
acknowledge, and detail, a new and growing body of research, that associates moral …

Cooperation is crucial for the success of social interactions. Given its importance, humans
should readily be able to use available cues to predict how likely others are to cooperate …

Understanding the cognitive underpinnings of moral judgment is one of most pressing
problems in psychological science. Some highly-cited studies suggest that reliance on …

Although third-party punishment helps sustain group cooperation, might victim
compensation provide third parties with superior reputational benefits? Across 24 studies …

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 …

Recent findings suggest that moral outrage signals trustworthiness to others, and such
perceptions play a uniquely important role in identifying social opportunities. We conducted …

Individuals who reject sacrificial harm to maximize overall outcomes, consistent with
deontological (vs. utilitarian) ethics, appear warmer, more moral, and more trustworthy. Yet …

Deontological and utilitarian moral decisions have unique communicative functions within
the context of group living. Deontology more strongly communicates prosocial intentions …