The social psychology of morality : exploring the causes of good and evil

Author(s)

• Mikulincer, Mario
• Shaver, Phillip R.

Bibliographic Information

The social psychology of morality : exploring the causes of good and evil

edited by Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver

（The Herzliya series on personality and social psychology）

American Psychological Association, c2012

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In trying to understand moral behavior, researchers historically adopted a cognitive-rationalistic approach that emphasized reasoning and reflection. However, a new generation of investigators has become intrigued by the role of emotional, unconscious, and intra- and interpersonal processes. The contributors to this volume begin by presenting basic issues and controversies in the study of morality; subsequent chapters explore the psychological processes involved, such as the cognitive mechanisms and motives underlying immoral behavior and moral hypocrisy. Later chapters discuss personality, developmental, and clinical aspects of morality as well as societal aspects of good and evil, including the implications of moral thinking for large-scale violence and genocide. The wide-ranging findings and discussions presented in this volume make this work a provocative and engaging resource for social psychologists and other scholars concerned with moral judgments and both moral and immoral behavior.

Table of Contents

Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver I. Basic Issues and Controversies Sacred Values and Evil Adversaries: A Moral Foundations Approach Jesse Graham and Jonathan Haidt The Philosopher in the Theater Fiery Cushman and Joshua Greene Deontological Dissonance and the Consequentialist Crutch Peter H. Ditto and Brittany Liu Moral Nativism and Moral Psychology Paul Bloom Bringing Character Back: How the Motivation to Evaluate Character Influences Judgments of Moral Blame David A. Pizarro and David Tannenbaum Morality Takes Two: Dyadic Morality and Mind Perception Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner II. Motivational and Cognitive Processes Conscience: The Dos and Don'ts of Moral Regulation Ronnie Janoff-Bulman Honest Rationales for Dishonest Behavior Shahar Ayal and Francesca Gino Moral Hypocrisy, Moral Inconsistency, and the Struggle for Moral Integrity Benoit Monin and Anna Merritt Morality and Psychological Distance: A Construal Level Theory Perspective Tal Eyal and Nira Liberman Humanness, Dehumanization, and Moral Psychology Nick Haslam, Brock Bastian, Simon Laham, and Stephen Loughnan Morality Across Cultures: A Value Perspective Noga Sverdlik, Sonia Roccas, and Lilach Sagiv III. Developmental, Personality, and Clinical Aspects Autonomous Moral Motivation: Consequences, Socializing Antecedents, and the Unique Role of Integrated Moral Principles Avi Assor An Attachment Perspective on Morality: Strengthening Authentic Forms of Moral Decision-Making Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer Paradigm Assumptions About Moral Behavior: An Empirical Battle Royal Lawrence J. Walker, Jeremy A. Frimer, and William L. Dunlop When Moral Concerns Become a Psychological Disorder: The Case of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Guy Doron, Dar Sar-El, Mario Mikulincer, and Mike Kyrios Moral Dimensions of Trauma Therapies Laurie Anne Pearlman IV. Good and Evil: Morality, Conflict, and Violence Killing With a Clean Conscience: Existential Angst and the Paradox of Morality Gilad Hirschberger and Tom Pyszczynski Moral Convictions and Moral Courage: Common Denominators of Good and Evil Linda J. Skitka Human Evil: The Myth of Pure Evil and the True Causes of Violence Roy F. Baumeister Psychology and Morality in Genocide and Violent Conflict: Perpetrators, Passive Bystanders, Rescuers Ervin Staub V. Synthesis Good and Evil, Past and Future, Laboratory and World Roy F. Baumeister and Jesse Graham Index About the Editors

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Details

• NCID: BB08209778
• ISBN:
  • 9781433810114
• LCCN: 2011019722
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 440 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BJ45
  • DC23 : 155.2/5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ethics
  • LCSH : Social psychology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB0351855X