"Moral cognition" refers to the way our minds process and understand moral principles and judgments. It involves our ability to reason and make decisions about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and how we should behave in ethical situations.
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The disease, which in its most typical form is characterized by irregular remissions and acute attacks can create a state of increased anxiety in patients, and, according to scientists, can have negative cognitive / emotional effects as well, even influencing
moral cognition in patients, as was observed in the recent study.
Psychologist Darcia Narvaez has been conducting research
on moral cognition, moral development and moral character.
AS SCIENCE exposes the gears and sprockets
of moral cognition, how will it affect our laws and ethical norms?
Why (and how) should we study the interplay between emotional arousal, Theory of Mind, and inhibitory control to
understand moral cognition?.