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| Psychologists Shed Light On Origins Of Morality; Psychology News | |
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| She-ra | Mar 2 2009, 07:02 AM Post #1 |
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Psychologists Shed Light On Origins Of Morality![]() New scientific evidence from the University of Toronto that shows a link between moral disgust and more primitive forms of disgust related to poison and disease. (Credit: Image copyright Science/AAAS) ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2009) — In everyday language, people sometimes say that immoral behaviours “leave a bad taste in your mouth”. But this may be more than a metaphor according to new scientific evidence from the University of Toronto that shows a link between moral disgust and more primitive forms of disgust related to poison and disease. “Morality is often pointed to as the pinnacle of human evolution and development,” says lead author Hanah Chapman, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology. “However, disgust is an ancient and rather primitive emotion which played a key evolutionary role in survival. Our research shows the involvement of disgust in morality, suggesting that moral judgment may depend as much on simple emotional processes as on complex thought.” The research is being published in Science on February 27, 2009. In the study, the scientists examined facial movements when participants tasted unpleasant liquids and looked at photographs of disgusting objects such as dirty toilets or injuries. They compared these to their facial movements when they were subjected to unfair treatment in a laboratory game. The U of T team found that people make similar facial movements in response to both primitive forms of disgust and moral disgust. The research employed electromyography, a technique that uses small electrodes placed on the face to detect electrical activation that occurs when the facial muscles contract. In particular, they focused on movement of the levator labii muscle, which acts to raise the upper lip and wrinkle the nose, movements that are thought to be characteristic of the facial expression of disgust. “We found that people show activation of this muscle region in all three situations – when tasting something bad, looking at something disgusting and experiencing unfairness,” says Chapman. “These results shed new light on the origins of morality, suggesting that not only do complex thoughts guide our moral compass, but also more primitive instincts related to avoiding potential toxins,” says Adam Anderson, principal investigator on the project and the Canada Research Chair in Affective Neuroscience. “Surprisingly, our sophisticated moral sense of what is right and wrong may develop from a newborn’s innate preference for what tastes good and bad, what is potentially nutritious versus poisonous.” Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141108.htm |
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| Isis | Mar 4 2009, 07:52 AM Post #2 |
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I really think there is more to it then just what they have stated myself... |
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| DONTEATUS | Mar 6 2009, 04:08 AM Post #3 |
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I tottally agree Isis, this was a small part of Morality,but they were just staying on the basic action to reaction of the subject matter. We all know that after the initial hard wired morality we get at birth we are influnced by our peers and up bringing Its how were taught and as we grow we imprint our emotions from what we learn from our up bringing. IMO, I watch a lot of childern as they grow up adapte there parents responces to Good and Bad things in there lifes. Some really well balanced Kids seem to have less hard core responces to the negitive than do the Kids that are surrounded by constant Negitiveity. These kids can stare you down with the Evil eye like nobodys bussiness! ITs a learned trait. I Love to watch my little boy learn and grow knowing that anything is Possible And We do have a great Influance upon him! Thats where they get there Morality there Parents. |
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| LarryOldtimer | Mar 6 2009, 04:05 PM Post #4 |
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I always thought that psychologists studied psychology to figure themselves out more than anything else. I haven't changed my mind.
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| GRAVEYARD HOUND | Feb 6 2012, 11:07 AM Post #5 |
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Morality among psychologist? I guess we have a few but most are your typical males/females, married and single, that even when they get away from home are not as faithful as their spouses might think they are. Wonder what theeir spouses are doing back at home, doesn't it.
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"While hiding out in Cairo,... I'm a desperate man...Send lawyers, guns, and money,... the shit has hit the fan".(Paraphrase from "LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY") "...We die at such a place; some swearing; some dying, some crying for a surgeon; ....some upon their wives left poor behind them; ...some upon the debts they owed; some upon their children rawly left. I am afeared there are few die well that die in battle..." KING HENRY V. ActIV.Scene i | |
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| LarryOldtimer | Feb 6 2012, 03:53 PM Post #6 |
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The Man!!!
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From what I have observed, and I have observed a whole lot of different things, when a man and a woman find themselves together in certain privacy, sex between them is almost certain to be the result. |
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| GRAVEYARD HOUND | Feb 7 2012, 08:04 AM Post #7 |
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We psychologists are an "odd lot", I ponder,after hearing all the "crap" that patients are having to deal with, that it makes us eternally grateful that whether we are unbelievelly lucky to be "well balanced"or it's just that our coping skills are more fined tuned than others.
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"While hiding out in Cairo,... I'm a desperate man...Send lawyers, guns, and money,... the shit has hit the fan".(Paraphrase from "LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY") "...We die at such a place; some swearing; some dying, some crying for a surgeon; ....some upon their wives left poor behind them; ...some upon the debts they owed; some upon their children rawly left. I am afeared there are few die well that die in battle..." KING HENRY V. ActIV.Scene i | |
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