Moral psychology biases toward individual, not systemic, representations

Behav Brain Sci. 2023 Aug 30:46:e178. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23001000.

Abstract

We expand Chater & Loewenstein's discussion of barriers to s-frames by highlighting moral psychological mechanisms. Systemic aspects of moralized social issues can be neglected because of (a) the individualistic frame through which we perceive moral transgressions; (b) the desire to punish elicited by moral emotions; and (c) the motivation to attribute agency and moral responsibility to transgressors.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Bias
  • Emotions*
  • Humans
  • Morals
  • Motivation*