AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Across cultures, we share a universal moral instinct.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the “The Moral Instinct, ” an article published in The New York Times Magazine, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker writes about a new sixth sense, what he called the moral sense-our ability to consider some questions as moral issues while others are addressed with the practicality of cost-benefit analysis.

Detailed explanation-2: -One can easily say, “I don’t like brussels sprouts, but I don’t care if you eat them, ” but no one would say, “I don’t like killing, but I don’t care if you murder someone.” The other hallmark is that people feel that those who commit immoral acts deserve to be punished.

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