Omissions and byproducts across moral domains.
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SUBMITTER: DeScioli P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3469573 | biostudies-literature | 2012
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Omissions and byproducts across moral domains.
DeScioli Peter P Asao Kelly K Kurzban Robert R
PloS one 20121011 10
Research indicates that moral violations are judged less wrong when the violation results from omission as opposed to commission, and when the violation is a byproduct as opposed to a means to an end. Previous work examined these effects mainly for violent offenses such as killing. Here we investigate the generality of these effects across a range of moral violations including sexuality, food, property, and group loyalty. In Experiment 1, we observed omission effects in wrongness ratings for all ...[more]
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