The development of intent-based moral judgment

Cognition

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-21

  Cushman, Fiery ^a   Sheketoff, Rachel ^b   Wharton, Sophie ^c   Carey, Susan ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Moral luck; Morality; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL HARM; ARTICLE; ATTEMPTED HARM; BLAME BLOCKING; BRAIN REGION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTENT BASED MORAL JUDGMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MORAL WRONGNESS; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84872469629     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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