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Make-up lesson : 7/12 (Fri) 6-period. (after lecture #12)
【Schedule】
1: 04/12/2019 Introduction to Psychology of Morality and Course Overview: Introduction to backgrounds and overview of this course and review of syllabus. [Reaction Paper]
2: 04/19/2019 Moral Rationalism and Intuitionism: Is morality rational or intuitive? [Survey 2-1] [Survey 2-2] [Reaction Paper]
3: 04/26/2019 Dual Process Theory of Moral Judgement: How rationality and intuition co-work in moral judgment? [Survey 3-1] [Experiment 3-2 Right Side] [Experiment 3-2 Left Side] [Reaction Paper]
4: 05/10/2019 Emotion (especially disgust) and its Influence on Moral Judgement: What is the emotional basis of moral judgment? [Survey 4-1] [Reaction Paper]
5: 05/24/2019 Moralization: When does something become moral? [Survey 5-1] [Survey 5-2] [Reaction Paper]
6: 05/31/2019 Evolutional and Developmental Origins of Morality: Where does morality come from? [Reaction Paper]
7: 06/07/2019 Morality and Punishment: Do we act morally in afraid of punishment? [Reaction Paper]
8: 06/14/2019 Morality, Sacredness, and Religion: Is morality a foundation of religion? [Survey 8-1] [Reaction Paper]
9: 06/21/2019 Mind Perception and Moral Judgment: Is mind perception essential to morality? [Reaction Paper]
10: 06/28/2019 Morality and Politics (1): Do we politically diverge because of morality? [Survey 10-1] [Reaction Paper]
11: 07/05/2019 Morality and Politics (2): Can politically different people discuss and get along? [figure1] [figure2][Reaction Paper]
12: 07/12/2019 Acts vs. Person, Intention vs. Consequences of Morality: Do we judge morality by others’ action or by their personality? Do we judge by actors’ intention or by consequences of their acts? [Reaction Paper]
13: 07/12/2019 ※make-up lectures at 6 period! Moral Neuroscience and Everyday Morality: From brain to everyday life about morality. [Reaction Paper]
14: 07/19/2019 Final Examination & Wrap-up: You are obliged to be available throughout the final exam period.
【Outline and objectives】
Thinking about good and evil seems to be the essential characteristic of human beings. We often discuss the rights and wrongs of another person and their acts in everyday life. Novels, comics, TV shows and movies are nearly always about ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys.’ Why are we so moral all the time? What are the psychological properties of our moral sense? Is moral sense a genetically determined innate instinct, independent of culture? Alternatively, does it depend on socialization? Why are there disagreements about what is right and wrong?
Recently there has been a renaissance of scientific research about human morality. This course will provide an introductory overview of the major theoretical debates and empirical findings in the area of moral psychology. They will be from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, neuroscience, economics, animal behavior, and almost every field of psychology (cognitive psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, and evolutionary psychology).
The aim of this course is to offer an introduction to the psychology of morality. At the same time, we want to discuss with you: “What can scientific facts about human morality tells us about how we should live.”
【Goal】
By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:
・Recognize and recall major terms and concepts in the psychology of morality,
・Describe and explain major methods and theories,
・Compare and contrast alternative theories or approaches,
・Apply theories or findings to everyday life and personal situations.
【Method(s)】
This course is mainly lecture-style. However, students are expected to participate, to comment, and to discuss with classmates.
Reaction paper: Students are expected to submit reaction papers in response to contents and questions posed in each lecture (i.e., You are required to submit reaction papers after each lecture).
Essay Assignment: Each student will be required to choose one topic from the lecture topic, or formulate your own topic. Papers should present a thesis and support for that thesis rather than review/summarize the literature. At least one academic journal paper (which is on the lecture homepage) should be carefully read and cited in your essay.
Final exam: The final exam will consist of questions that will evaluate what you have learnt from this course. You are obliged to be available throughout the final exam period. Do not make any vacation, travel, or other commitments during this time.
【Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)】
At the end of each lecture, students will receive 10 questions regarding the content of that class. For the final exam, approximately 20 of these questions will be randomly selected.
【Textbooks】
None.
【References】
Joshua Greene (2014). Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason and the Gap Between Us and Them (English Edition), Penguin Books.
【Grading criteria】
•Participation (10%): Participation is worth 10% of your grade. Your participation grade will depend on quality as well as a quantity of your involvement in class sessions (including punctuality, eagerness to participate and comment, showing respect to others’ discussions).
•Reaction Papers (10%): Your reaction paper grade will depend on quality as well as a quantity in your reaction papers.
•Essay Assignment (40%): Your essay grade will depend on the quality of your essay.
•Final Exam (40%)
•Social Media Bonus (up to 5%): This is your opportunity to bolster your grade. You should email a link or a copy of your bonus assignments by the due date to ensure you receive credit.
Twitter (1%): Compose and post one tweet about a published article related to the content we have treated in class (which is presented in the course calendar). Your tweet must include the core point of the paper, provide a link to the paper, and include the hashtag
#HoseiMoralPsych
Blog (1 to 2%): Compose and email me a blog post about a published article related to the content we have treated in class (which is presented in the course calendar). Your blog posts must include the core point of the paper, provide a link to the paper. You get one point for doing a decent job, two points for doing a great job.
【Changes following student comments】
None.
【Prerequisite】
None.
【Course Calender (including paper list)】
Week 2. Moral Rationalism and Intuitionism
Is moral rational or intuitive?
Readings (basic):
Kohlberg, L., & Hersh, R. H. (1977). Moral development: A review of the theory. Theory Into Practice, 16, 53-59.
Cushman, F., Young, L., & Hauser, M. (2006). The role of conscious reasoning and intuition in moral judgment: Testing three principles of harm. Psychological Science, 17, 1082-1089.
Readings (advanced):
Haidt, J., Koller, S. H., & Dias, M. G. (1993). Affect, culture, and morality, or is it wrong to eat your dog? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 613-628.
Haidt, J. (2001). The emotional dog and its rational tail: A social intuitionist approach to moral judgment. Psychological Review, 108, 814-834.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 3. Dual Process Theory of Moral Judgement
How rationality and intuition co-work in moral judgment?
Readings (basic):
Greene, J. D., Sommerville, R. B., Nystrom, L. E., Darley, J. M., & Cohen, J. D. (2001). An fMRI investigation of emotional engagement in moral judgment. Science, 293, 2105-2108.
Koenigs, M., Young, L., Adolphs, R., Tranel, D., Cushman, F., Hauser, M., & Damasio, A. (2007). Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgments. Nature, 446, 908-911.
Readings (advanced):
Greene, J. D., Morelli, S. A., Lowenberg, K., Nystrom, L. E., & Cohen, J. D. (2008). Cognitive load selectively interferes with utilitarian moral judgment. Cognition, 107, 1144-1154.
Greene, J. D., Nystrom, L. E., Engell, A. D., Darley, J. M., & Cohen, J. D. (2004). The Neural Bases of Cognitive Conflict and Control in Moral Judgment. Neuron, 44, 389-400.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 4. Emotion (especially disgust) and its Influence on Moral Judgement
What is the emotional basis of moral judgment?
Readings (basic):
Chapman, H.A., Kim, D.A. Susskind, J.M. & Anderson, A.K. (2009). In bad taste: Evidence for the oral origins of moral disgust. Science, 323, 1222-1226.
Wheatley, T., & Haidt, J. (2005). Hypnotic Disgust Makes Moral Judgments More Severe. Psychological Science, 16, 780-784.
Zhong, C. B., & Liljenquist, K. (2006). Washing Away Your Sins: Threatened Morality and Physical Cleansing. Science, 313, 1451-1452.
Bentin, S. (2008). Angry, disgusted, or afraid? Studies on the malleability of emotion perception. Psychological Science, 19, 724-732.
Sherman, G. D., Haidt, J., & Clore, G. L. (2012). The Faintest Speck of Dirt: Disgust Enhances the Detection of Impurity. Psychological Science, 23, 1506-1514.
Readings (advanced):
Rozin, P., Lowery, L., Imada, S., & Haidt, J. (1999) The moral-emotion triad hypothesis: A mapping between three moral emotions (contempt, anger, disgust) and three moral ethics (community, autonomy, divinity). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76, 574-586.
Schnall, S., Haidt, J., Clore, G., & Jordan, A. (2008). Disgust as embodied moral judgment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1096-1109.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 5. Moralization
When does something become moral?
Readings (basic):
Rozin, P. (1999). The Process of Moralization. Psychological Science, 10, 218-221.
Rozin, P., Markwith, M., & Stoess, C. (1997). Moralization and becoming a vegetarian: The transformation of preferences into values and the recruitment of disgust. Psychological Science, 8, 67-73.
Bloom, P. (2010). How do morals change? Nature, 464, 490.
Readings (advanced):
Rozin, P., & Singh, L. (1999). The Moralization of Cigarette Smoking in the United States. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 8, 321-337.
Nucci, L. P., & Nucci, M. S. (1982). Children’s Responses to Moral and Social Conventional Transgressions in Free-Play Settings. Child Development, 53, 1337-1342.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 6. Evolutional and Developmental Origins of Morality
Where does morality come from?
Readings (basic):
Warneken, F., & Tomasello, M. (2006). Altruistic helping in human infants and young chimpanzees. Science, 311, 1301-1303.
Fehr, E., Bernhard, H., & Rockenbach, B. (2008). Egalitarianism in young children. Nature, 454, 1079-1083.
Hamlin, J. K., Wynn, K., & Bloom, P. (2007). Social evaluation by preverbal infants. Nature, 405, 557-560.
Hepach, R., Vaish, A., & Tomasello, M. (2012). Young children are intrinsically motivated to see others helped. Psychological Science, 23, 967-972.
Readings (advanced):
Hamlin, J. K., Wynn, K., Bloom, P., & Mahajan, N. (2011). How infants and toddlers react to antisocial others. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108, 19931-19936.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 7. Morality and Punishment
Do we act moral in afraid of punishments?
Readings (basic):
Bowles, S., & Gintis, H. (2002). Homo reciprocans. Nature, 415, 125-127.
Dreber, A., Rand, D. G., Fudenberg, D., & Nowak, M. A. (2008). Winners don’t punish. Nature, 452, 348-351.
Fehr, E. & Gächter, S. (2002). Altruistic punishment in humans. Nature, 415, 137-140.
Henrich, J., McElreath, R., Barr, A., Ensminger, J., Barrett, C., Bolyanatz, A., … & Ziker, J. (2006). Costly punishment across human societies. Science, 312, 1767-1770.
Herrmann, B., Thöni, C., & Gächter, S. (2008). Antisocial punishment across societies. Science, 319, 1362-1367.
Readings (advanced):
Cushman, F., Dreber, A., Wang, Y., & Costa, J. (2009). Accidental outcomes guide punishment in a “trembling hand” game. PloS One, 4, e6699.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 8. Morality, Sacredness, and Religion
Is morality a foundation of religion?
Readings (basic):
Norenzayan, A., & Shariff, A. F. (2008). The Origin and Evolution of Religious Prosociality. Science, 322, 58-62.
Valdesolo, P., & Graham, J. (2014). Awe, Uncertainty, and Agency Detection. Psychological Science, 25, 170-178.
Atran, S. & Ginges, J. (2012). Religious and sacred imperatives in human conflict. Science, 336, 855-857.
Readings (advanced):
Baron, J., & Spranca, M. (1997). Protected values. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 70, 1-16.
Sheikh, H., Ginges, J., Coman, A., & Atran, S. (2012). Religion, group threat and sacred values. Judgment and Decision Making, 7, 110-118.
Roth, A. E. (2007). Repugnance as a constraint on markets. Journal of Economic Perspectives 21, 37-58.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 9. Mind Perception and Moral Judgment
Is mind perception essential to morality?
Readings (basic):
Gray, H. M., Gray, K. & Wegner, D. M. (2007). Dimensions of mind perception, Science, 315, 619.
Readings (advanced):
Gray, K., Young, L., & Waytz, A. (2012). Mind perception is the essence of morality. Psychological Inquiry, 23, 101-124.
Gray, K., Waytz, A., & Young, L. (2012). The Moral Dyad: A Fundamental Template Unifying Moral Judgment. Psychological Inquiry, 23, 206–215.
Pizarro, D.A., Tannenbaum, D., & Uhlmann, E.L. (2012). Mindless, harmless, and blameworthy. Psychological Inquiry, 23, 185-188.
Moran, J. M., Young, L. L., Saxe, R., Lee, S. M., O’Young, D., Mavros, P. L., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2011). Impaired theory of mind for moral judgment in high-functioning autism. PNAS, 108, 2688–2692.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 10. Morality and Politics (1)
Do we politically diverge because of morality?
Readings (basic):
Haidt, J. (2007). The New Synthesis in Moral Psychology. Science, 316, 998.
Jost, J. T. (2012). Left and right, right and wrong. Science, 337, 525-526.
Oxley, D. R., Smith, K. B., Alford, J. R., Hibbing, M. V., Miller, J. L., Scalora, M., Hatemi, P. K., & Hibbing, J. R. (2008). Political Attitudes Vary with Physiological Traits. Science, 321, 1667-1670.
Readings (advanced):
Carney, D. R., Jost, J. T., Gosling, S. D., & Potter, J. (2008). The Secret Lives of Liberals and Conservatives: Personality Profiles, Interaction Styles, and the Things They Leave Behind. Political Psychology, 29, 807-840.
Kanai, R., Feilden, T., Firth, C., & Rees, G. (2011). Political Orientations Are Correlated with Brain Structure in Young Adults. Current biology, 21, 677-680.
Graham, J., Haidt, J., & Nosek, B. A. (2009). Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 1029-1046.
Graham, J., Nosek, B. A., & Haidt, J. (2012). The moral stereotypes of liberals and conservatives: Exaggeration of differences across the political spectrum. PloS One, 7, e50092.
Inbar, Y., Pizarro, D., Iyer, R., & Haidt, J. (2012). Disgust sensitivity, political conservatism, and voting. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3, 537-544.
Koleva, S. P., Graham, J., Iyer, R., Ditto, P. H., & Haidt, J. (2012). Tracing the threads: How five moral concerns (especially Purity) help explain culture war attitudes. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 184-194.
Inbar, Y., & Lammers, J. (2012). Political diversity in social and personality psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7, 496-503.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 11. Morality and Politics (2)
Can politically different people discuss and get along?
Readings (basic):
Helzer, E. & Pizarro, D.A. (2011). Dirty Liberals!: Reminders of cleanliness promote conservative political and moral attitudes. Psychological Science, 22, 517-522.
Feinberg, M., & Willer, R. (2012). The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes. Psychological Science, 24, 56-62.
Readings (advanced):
Hirsh, J. B., DeYoung, C. G., Xu, X., & Peterson, J. B. (2010). Compassionate Liberals and Polite Conservatives: Associations of Agreeableness With Political Ideology and Moral Values. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 655-664.
Day, M. V., Fiske, S. T., Downing, E. L., & Trail, T. E. (2014). Shifting Liberal and Conservative Attitudes Using Moral Foundations Theory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 1559-1573.
Kidwell, B., Farmer, A., & Hardesty, D. M. (2013). Getting Liberals and Conservatives to Go Green: Political Ideology and Congruent Appeals. Journal of Consumer Research, 40, 350-367.
Cohen, F., Ogilvie, D. M., Solomon, S., Greenberg, J., & Pyszczynski, T. (2005). American Roulette: The Effect of Reminders of Death on Support for George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential Election. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 5, 177-187.
Janoff-Bulman, R., Sheikh, S., & Baldacci, K. G. (2008). Mapping moral motives: Approach, avoidance, and political orientation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1091-1099.
Week 12. Acts vs. Person, Intention vs. Consequences of Morality
Do we judge morality by others’ action or by their personality? Do we judge by actors’ intention or by consequences of their acts?
Readings (basic):
Goodwin, G. P. (2015). Moral Character in Person Perception. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24, 38-44.
Uhlmann, E. L., & Zhu, L. (2014). Acts, Persons, and Intuitions. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 279-285.
Uhlmann, E. L., Pizarro, D. A., & Diermeier, D. (2015). A Person-Centered Approach to Moral Judgment. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10, 72-81.
Cushman, F. (2013). Action, Outcome, and Value: A Dual-System Framework for Morality. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 17, 273-292.
Readings (advanced):
Young, L., & Saxe, R. (2011). When ignorance is no excuse: Different roles for intent across moral domains. Cognition, 120, 202-214.
Cushman, F. (2008). Crime and punishment: Distinguishing the roles of causal and intentional analyses in moral judgment. Cognition, 108, 353-380.
Gray, K., Waytz, A., & Young, L. (2012). The Moral Dyad: A Fundamental Template Unifying Moral Judgment. Psychological Inquiry, 23, 206–215.
Pizarro, D.A., Tannenbaum, D., & Uhlmann, E.L. (2012). Mindless, harmless, and blameworthy. Psychological Inquiry, 23, 185-188.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 13. Moral Neuroscience and Everyday Morality
From brain to everyday life about morality.
Activity: None
Readings (basic):
Hofmann, W., Wisneski, D. C., Brandt, M. J., & Skitka, L. J. (2014). Morality in everyday life. Science, 345, 1340-1343.
Greene, J. & Haidt, J. (2002) How (and where) does moral judgment work? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 6, 517-523.
Readings (advanced):
Moll, J., de Oliveira-Souza, R., Eslinger, P. J., Bramati, I. E., & Mourão-Miranda, J. PA (2002). The neural correlates of moral sensitivity: A functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation of basic and moral emotions. The Journal of Neuroscience, 22, 2730-2736.
Young, L., Cushman, F., Hauser, M., Saxe, R. (2007). The neural basis of the interaction between theory of mind and moral judgment. PNAS, 104, 8235-8240.
Shenhav, A. S., & Greene, J. D. (2010). Moral judgments recruit domain-general valuation mechanisms to integrate representations of probability and magnitude. Neuron, 67, 667-677.
Cushman, F. & Young, L. (2011). Patterns of moral judgment derive from nonmoral psychological representations. Cognitive Science, 35, 1052-1075.
Van Bavel, J.J., FeldmanHall, O., & Mende-Siedlecki, P. (2015). The neuroscience of moral cognition: From dual process to dynamic systems. Current Opinion in Psychology, 6, 167-172.
Class Assignment: Reaction Paper
Week 14. Final Examination & Wrap-up: You are obliged to be available throughout the final exam period.