Moral Cognition Moral Cognition is the study by psychologists, neuroscientists, and others of how people make moral judgments and choices. View
Moral Agent A Moral Agent is a person who can be held accountable for his or her actions because he or she has the ability to tell right from wrong. View
Moral Absolutism Moral Absolutism is a form of deontology that asserts that certain actions are intrinsically right or wrong. View
Loss Aversion Loss Aversion is the tendency people have to dislike losses more than they enjoy gains, which can lead people to lie in order to avoid the consequences of innocent (or other) mistakes. View
Integrity Integrity is an indispensable moral virtue that includes acting with honesty, fairness, and decency. View
In-group/Out-group The In-group/Out-group phenomenon describes the fact that we tend to judge and treat people who are like us more favorably than people who are different from us. View
Incrementalism Incrementalism is the slippery slope whereby people’s actions evolve from small, technical violations to larger, more significant wrongs. View
Hedonism Hedonism is a form of consequentialism that approves of actions that produce pleasure and avoid pain. View
Groupthink Groupthink occurs when people’s desire to maintain group loyalty trumps all other factors, including abiding by their personal code of ethics. View