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Hypnotic Disgust Makes Moral Judgments More Severe

Wheatley, Thalia, Haidt, Jonathan·2005·Psychological Science

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Highly hypnotizable participants were given a posthypnotic suggestion to feel a flash of disgust whenever they read an arbitrary word. They were then asked to rate moral transgressions described in vignettes that either did or did not include the disgust-inducing word. Two studies show that moral judgments can be made more severe by the presence of a flash of disgust. These findings suggest that moral judgments may be grounded in affectively laden moral intuitions.

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Authors
Wheatley, T., & Haidt, J.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Virginia (US)
Venue
Psychological Science
Published
2005-10
Volume
16
Issue
10
Pages
780-784
ISSN
  • 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9280
OpenAlex
W2129270050
Cited by
851
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 66 · 2016: 44 · 2015: 53 · 2014: 61 · 2013: 82 · 2012: 69
FWCI
8.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • John Templeton Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (1r03da012606-01)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (1-RO3-DA12606-01)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Ethics in Business and Education
Keywords
disgust, moral judgment, posthypnotic suggestion, hypnotic susceptibility, moral intuitions, emotional processing, moral transgression, emotions and morality
MeSH terms
Emotions, Female, Humans, Hypnosis, Judgment, Male, Morals, Social Behavior

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