Exploring Moral Cognition
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Damage to the prefrontal cortex is associated with an increase in which type of moral judgement?

  • Subjective
  • Deontological
  • Utilitarian (correct)
  • Altruistic
  • What role does reasoning and emotion play in human morality?

  • Reasoning and emotion are unrelated in human morality
  • Emotion is more important than reasoning in human morality
  • Reasoning is more important than emotion in human morality
  • Human morality arises from a complex interaction of reasoning and emotion (correct)
  • What effect does disrupting the right temporoparietal junction have on moral judgement?

  • It increases the role of beliefs in moral judgement
  • It decreases the role of beliefs in moral judgement (correct)
  • It leads to psychotic decision making
  • It has no effect on moral judgement
  • Which of the following is NOT one of the four broad approaches to morality?

    <p>Contractualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the traditional philosophical explanation for the differences in the switch and footbridge cases in the trolley problem?

    <p>The Doctrin of Double Effect (DDE)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory suggests that areas associated with emotion show more activity in moral dilemmas?

    <p>Dual Systems theory of Moral Judgment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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