Americans’ attitudes about self-expression, morality, individuality, and religious practice continue to vary widely across generations. There also continue to be significant differences between men ...

Why don’t some people practice what they preach? Researchers reveal that a brain region called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is involved. Publishing March 19 in the Cell Press journal ...

Moral conviction refers to the sense that a particular attitude is grounded in one’s core ethical principles, rendering it impervious to standard trade-offs of utility or compromise. In politics, such ...

Two of my previous posts on moral development described the origins and consequences of following inner expectations and others' expectations. We form our inner expectations (conscience, or what we ...

Empathy has become one of those ideas that feels almost untouchable. It’s hard to criticize without sounding cold or dismissive, and so we rarely do. In psychology, education, and public life, we’re ...

Reviewed by David Susman, PhD Key Takeaways Kohlberg's theory of moral development outlines six stages across three levels, showing how people progress in moral reasoning from obeying rules to ...

In a society grappling with ethical dilemmas and a constant flow of information, discerning right from wrong can sometimes feel like a moving target. Yet, certain individuals consistently exhibit an ...

Why don't some people practice what they preach? Researchers reveal that a brain region called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is involved. The researchers used fMRI imaging to identify ...