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      Disgust as embodied moral judgment.

      Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
      Adult, Affect, Cognition, Female, Humans, Judgment, Male, Morals, Odors, Questionnaires, Social Perception

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          How, and for whom, does disgust influence moral judgment? In four experiments participants made moral judgments while experiencing extraneous feelings of disgust. Disgust was induced in Experiment 1 by exposure to a bad smell, in Experiment 2 by working in a disgusting room, in Experiment 3 by recalling a physically disgusting experience, and in Experiment 4 through a video induction. In each case, the results showed that disgust can increase the severity of moral judgments relative to controls. Experiment 4 found that disgust had a different effect on moral judgment than did sadness. In addition, Experiments 2-4 showed that the role of disgust in severity of moral judgments depends on participants' sensitivity to their own bodily sensations. Taken together, these data indicate the importance-and specificity-of gut feelings in moral judgments.

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          18505801
          2562923
          10.1177/0146167208317771

          Chemistry
          Adult,Affect,Cognition,Female,Humans,Judgment,Male,Morals,Odors,Questionnaires,Social Perception
          Chemistry
          Adult, Affect, Cognition, Female, Humans, Judgment, Male, Morals, Odors, Questionnaires, Social Perception

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