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 ...

Both moral cleansing and moral licensing theories suggest that moral self-concept positively influences subsequent engagement in fraudulent behavior. Specifically, a decrease in moral self-concept ...

The marketplace and the workplace are characterized by abundant opportunities to behave dishonestly. For example, employees may engage in dishonest acts, from taking credit for others’ work to ...

People typically evaluate the preferences of both themselves and others before making decisions in moral dilemmas. Researchers have theorized how people face moral dilemmas, but experimental data is ...

Our moral compasses aren't as rigid as we think, according to Audun Dahl's research. He argues that shifts in our ethical ...

Individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community's norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police ...

When someone says, “that’s inappropriate” they could mean the behavior in question is inappropriate to the situation or that it is always inappropriate. This ambiguity gets us in a lot of avoidable ...

Why do individuals and organizations sometimes rationalize decisions that conflict with their stated values? According to ...

A couple of Sundays ago, I went with some friends to a popular local eatery for breakfast. Bustling at any time of the week, the place is so busy on weekends that upon arriving, diners find themselves ...

Psychologists warn that AI's perceived lack of human experience and genuine understanding may limit its acceptance to make higher-stakes moral decisions. Psychologists warn that AI's perceived lack of ...