Posts Tagged ‘morals’
Workplace ethics rub off on employees
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Your boss and co-workers may be more important than your morals in deciding whether or not you report unethical behavior at work. Continue…
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 15:51 - 4 Comments
Society & Culture - Apr 11, 2013 14:16 - 0 Comments
Selfishness can spread to the socially minded
U. MISSOURI (US) — Individuals don’t want to be “suckered” into giving if others in the group get away without helping, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 29, 2013 9:20 - 0 Comments
Tissue donors deserve to know ‘moral risk’
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — People who contribute tissue to biobanks have a right to basic information about how their donations may be used, an ethicist argues in a new paper. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 3, 2012 17:15 - 1 Comment
Human brain sizes up harmful acts instantly
U. CHICAGO (US) — People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2012 15:23 - 0 Comments
Declare a decision moral and outcomes shift
NYU (US) — Decisions based on moral, rather than practical, considerations are made more quickly and are often more extreme, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2012 15:35 - 0 Comments
We’re more honest when we sign at the top
U. TORONTO (CAN) — People tend to fill out forms more honestly when they’re asked to sign at the beginning instead of at the end. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 13, 2011 9:32 - 0 Comments
Is U.S. eco-policy also God’s policy?
U. MARYLAND (US) — A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons—branding it a moral obligation—a new public opinion poll shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2011 11:40 - 0 Comments
Moral blind spot about passive harm
BROWN (US) — Individuals and courts deal more harshly with people who actively commit harm than with people who allow harm to occur. This moral distinction may be automatic, according to a new study based on brain scans. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 14:34 - 6 Comments
Would you kill 1 person to save 5 others?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) —A new study suggests a vast majority of people are willing to violate a moral rule if it means minimizing harm, in this case letting one person die to save five others. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 3, 2011 9:28 - 3 Comments
Reliance on emotion fades as we age
U. CHICAGO (US) — Children have more empathy for victims, judge wrongdoing more harshly, and are more likely to believe in punishment for damage done. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 21, 2011 10:56 - 6 Comments
Vengeful God keeps cheaters honest
U. OREGON (US) — Belief in God doesn’t deter a person from cheating on a test, unless that God is a mean, punishing one. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 29, 2010 14:59 - 2 Comments
Cleaning up ‘dirty’ parts after lying
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Apparently mom had it right when she threatened to wash your mouth out with soap—lying really does create a desire to clean the “dirty” body parts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2009 18:27 - 52 Comments
God’s beliefs mirror our own
U. CHICAGO (US)—Religious people tend to use their own beliefs as a guide in thinking about what God believes, but are less constrained when reasoning about other people’s beliefs, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 10, 2009 17:50 - 0 Comments
Too saintly? A little sin might be in order.
NORTHWESTERN (US)—A new study offers provocative insights into how people with ample moral self-worth in one aspect of their lives can slip into immoral behavior in other areas to balance out all that goodness. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 22, 2009 13:15 - 0 Comments
Easily grossed out? Chances are you’re conservative
CORNELL (US)—People who are easily disgusted by slime, gore, and even crawly insects are more apt to be politically conservative than their less squeamish counterparts, especially when it comes to attitudes toward gays and lesbians, a new Cornell University study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 17, 2009 14:09 - 0 Comments
Not so fast: Morals can’t keep pace
USC (US)—Moral reactions take time. In a fast-moving digital landscape, our better selves may be struggling to catch up. (more…)
