Interpersonal harm aversion as a necessary foundation for morality: A developmental neuroscience perspective

Growing evidence from developmental psychology and social neuroscience emphasizes the importance of third-party harm aversion for constructing morality. A sensitivity to interpersonal harm emerges very early in ontogeny, as reflected in both the capacity for implicit social evaluation and an aversio...

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Published in:	Development and psychopathology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 153 - 164
Main Authors:	Decety, Jean, Cowell, Jason M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Cambridge University Press 01.02.2018
Subjects:	Altruism Animal cognition Approach-Avoidance Attention Aversion Avoidance behavior Behavior Brain research Cognition Cognitive ability Cognitive-behavioral factors Cooperation Cultural factors Decision Making Developmental psychology Humans Morality Morals Motivation Nervous system Neurosciences Ontogeny Pain Physiology Psychology Psychopathology Social Behavior Social cognition Social environment Social interactions Social Perception Social psychology Socialization Valuation
ISSN:	0954-5794, 1469-2198, 1469-2198
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