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Moral cues from ordinary behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2018

Suraiya Allidina  and
William A. Cunningham
Suraiya Allidina
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G3, Canada. suraiya.allidina@mail.utoronto.ca cunningham@psych.utoronto.ca http://socialneuro.psych.utoronto.ca
William A. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G3, Canada. suraiya.allidina@mail.utoronto.ca cunningham@psych.utoronto.ca http://socialneuro.psych.utoronto.ca
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Abstract

People want to form impressions of others based on their moral behaviours, but the most diagnostic behaviours are rarely seen. Therefore, societies develop symbolic forms of moral behaviour such as conventional rituals and games, which are used to predict how others are likely to act in more serious moral situations. This framework helps explain why everyday behaviours are often moralized.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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