The centrality of reasoning in moral judgments: First- and third-party evaluations of cheating

What role does reasoning about moral principles play in people’s judgments about what is right or wrong? According to one view, reasoning usually plays little role. People tend to do what suits their self-interests and concoct moral reasons afterward to justify their own behavior. Thus, in this view...

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Published in:	Judgment and Decision Making
Main Authors:	Tal Waltzer, Arvid Samuelson, Audun Dahl
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
Subjects:	moral reasoning rationalization third-party evaluation academic misconduct moral dumbfounding
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S193029752400007X/type/journal_article