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Under Stress, Are We Morally Congruent? Physiological And Psychological Influences On Moral Judgments
Medical News Today (2009)
  • Kymberlee M. O'Brien, University of Massachusetts Boston
Abstract
Empirical work on moral decision-making strongly suggests that multi-system processes are involved, including affective, cognitive, and physiological mechanisms. While extensive neuroscientific research exists on the neurological correlates of high-conflict moral judgments, little psychophysiological research has investigated whether stress reactivity, as biological processes, may influence judgments that are explicitly socio-moral in nature.
Keywords
  • moral decision making; stress
Publication Date
May 9, 2009
Citation Information
Kymberlee M. O'Brien. "Under Stress, Are We Morally Congruent? Physiological And Psychological Influences On Moral Judgments" Medical News Today (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kymberlee_obrien/5/