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Moral Psychology

Psychology and the Humanities

Moral psychology studies human thought and behavior in ethical contexts, examining moral judgment, moral reasoning, moral sensitivity, moral responsibility, moral motivation, moral identity, moral action, moral development, character, altruism and moral disagreement, across biological, cognitive and cultural dimensions of the subject.

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Disputed
Key Debate
Kohlberg's stage theory of moral development, built around justice-based reasoning, has been challenged by critics such as Carol Gilligan and Jane Attanucci for over-emphasizing justice while neglecting a relationally based care perspective on moral reasoning. 1
Central Question
Moral psychology studies human thought and behavior in ethical contexts, spanning moral judgment, moral reasoning, moral emotion, moral development and moral action at the intersection of psychology, philosophy and ethics. 1
Connections

Associated With

Kohlberg's Moral Development Studies, Studies and Experiments
Lawrence Kohlberg, Psychologists

His stage theory of moral development is the field's best-known framework.

Includes

Bystander Apathy, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Bystander Effect
Compassion Fade, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Compassion fade
Dehumanization, Psychological Phenomena
Source Dehumanization (Wikipedia)
Identifiable Victim Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Identifiable Victim Effect
Inequity Aversion, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Inequity aversion
Infrahumanisation, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Infrahumanisation
Just-World Fallacy, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Just-world fallacy
Kohlberg's Moral Development Studies, Studies and Experiments
Source Wikipedia: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development, Theories and Concepts
Source Wikipedia: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Lady Macbeth Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Source Lady Macbeth effect, Wikipedia
Moral Credential Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Self-licensing
Moral Credentialing, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Self-licensing
Moral Injury, Psychological Phenomena
Source Moral injury - Wikipedia
Moral Luck, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Moral Luck
Moral Panic, Psychological Phenomena
Source Moral panic - Wikipedia
Omission Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Omission bias
Relational Models Theory, Theories and Concepts
Source Wikipedia: Relational models theory
Schadenfreude, Psychological Phenomena
Source Schadenfreude - Wikipedia
Self-Licensing, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Self-licensing
Social Dominance Theory, Theories and Concepts
Source Social dominance theory, Wikipedia
System Justification Theory, Theories and Concepts
Source Wikipedia: System Justification Theory
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Moral psychology
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Moral psychology is the study of human thought and behavior in ethical contexts.
  • Kohlberg's stage theory section
    Critics of Kohlberg's approach (such as Carol Gilligan and Jane Attanucci) argue that there is an over-emphasis on justice and an under-emphasis on an additional perspective to moral reasoning, known as the care perspective.
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Wikipedia: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Includes: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
  • Includes: Kohlberg's Moral Development Studies, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: System Justification Theory
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: System Justification Theory, Categories
Quote, Includes: System Justification Theory, Categories
Wikipedia article 'System justification theory' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Just-world fallacy
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Just-World Fallacy, Categories
Quote, Includes: Just-World Fallacy, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Just-world fallacy' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Identifiable Victim Effect
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Identifiable Victim Effect, Categories
Quote, Includes: Identifiable Victim Effect, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Identifiable victim effect' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Compassion fade
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Compassion Fade, Categories
Quote, Includes: Compassion Fade, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Compassion fade' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Moral Luck
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Moral Luck, Categories
Quote, Includes: Moral Luck, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Moral luck' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Omission bias
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Omission Bias, Categories
Quote, Includes: Omission Bias, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Omission bias' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Self-licensing
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Includes: Moral Credentialing, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Self-licensing' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
  • Includes: Self-Licensing, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Self-licensing' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
  • Includes: Moral Credential Effect, Categories
    Wikipedia article 'Self-licensing' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Dehumanization (Wikipedia)
Includes: Dehumanization, Categories
Quote, Includes: Dehumanization, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Dehumanization' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Social dominance theory, Wikipedia
Includes: Social Dominance Theory, Categories
Quote, Includes: Social Dominance Theory, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Social dominance theory' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Relational models theory
Includes: Relational Models Theory, Categories
Quote, Includes: Relational Models Theory, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Relational models theory' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Inequity aversion
Includes: Inequity Aversion, Categories
Quote, Includes: Inequity Aversion, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Inequity aversion' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Lady Macbeth effect, Wikipedia
Includes: Lady Macbeth Effect, Categories
Quote, Includes: Lady Macbeth Effect, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Lady Macbeth effect' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Moral injury - Wikipedia
Includes: Moral Injury, Categories
Quote, Includes: Moral Injury, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Moral injury' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Moral panic - Wikipedia
Includes: Moral Panic, Categories
Quote, Includes: Moral Panic, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Moral panic' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Schadenfreude - Wikipedia
Includes: Schadenfreude, Categories
Quote, Includes: Schadenfreude, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Schadenfreude' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Infrahumanisation
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Infrahumanisation, Categories
Quote, Includes: Infrahumanisation, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Infrahumanisation' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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Wikipedia: Bystander Effect
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Bystander Apathy, Categories
Quote, Includes: Bystander Apathy, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Bystander effect' is filed under Category:Moral psychology.
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