Serotonin transporter genotype (5-HTTLPR) predicts utilitarian moral judgments.

Serotonin transporter genotype (5-HTTLPR) predicts utilitarian moral judgments.

The psychological and neurobiological processes underlying moral judgment have been the focus of extensive recent research. Here we show that serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) genotype predicts responses to moral dilemmas featuring foreseen harm to an innocent.Participants in this study judged the ac...

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Main Authors: Abigail A Marsh, Samantha L Crowe, Henry H Yu, Elena K Gorodetsky, David Goldman, R J R Blair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3187753?pdf=render

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