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 …

We investigate the relationship of morality and political orientation by focusing on the
influential results showing that liberals and conservatives rely on different moral foundations …

The role of emotion in moral judgment is currently a topic of much debate in moral
psychology. One specific claim made by many researchers is that irrelevant feelings of …

Threat is one of the most important predictors for attitudes towards refugees and migration.
The current research addresses the role of different threat types and emotional reactions in …

In response to the same moral violation, some people report experiencing anger, and others
report feeling disgust. Do differences in emotional responses to moral violations reflect …

Morality and emotions are linked, but what is the nature of their correspondence? Many
“whole number” accounts posit specific correspondences between moral content and …

The paper critically reexamines the well-known “Julie and Mark” vignette, a stylized account
of two college-age siblings opting to engage in protected sex while vacationing abroad (eg …

Why do humans believe in moralizing gods? Leading accounts argue that these beliefs
evolved because they help societies grow and promote group cooperation. Yet recent …

Why do many societies moralize apparently harmless pleasures, such as lust, gluttony,
alcohol, drugs, and even music and dance? Why do they erect temperance, asceticism …

Public opposition to genetic modification (GM) technology in the food domain is widespread
(Frewer et al., 2013). In a survey of US residents representative of the population on gender …