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DOI	10.1111/cogs.12991
	Internally Wicked: Investigating How and Why Essentialism Influences Punitiveness and Moral Condemnation
	Martin, Justin W.; Heiphetz, Larisa
通讯作者	Heiphetz, L (corresponding author), Columbia Univ, Dept Psychol, 1190 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027 USA.
来源期刊	COGNITIVE SCIENCE
ISSN	0364-0213
EISSN	1551-6709
出版年	2021
卷号	45 期号:6
英文摘要	Kant argued that individuals should be punished proportional to their internal wickedness, and recent work has demonstrated that essentialism-the notion that observable characteristics reflect internal, biological, unchanging essences-influences moral judgment. However, these efforts have yielded conflicting results: essentialism sometimes increases and sometimes decreases moral condemnation. To resolve these discrepancies, we investigated the mechanisms by which essentialism influences moral judgment, focusing on perceptions of actors' control over their behavior, the target of essentialism (particular behaviors vs. actors' character), and the component of essentialism (biology vs. immutability). Participants punished people described as having a criminal essence more than those with a non-criminal essence or no essence. Probing potential mechanisms underlying this effect, we found a mediating role for perceptions of control and weak influences of essentialism focus (behavior vs. character) and component of essentialism (biology vs. immutability). These results extend prior work on essentialism and moral cognition, demonstrating a causal link between perceptions of internal wickedness and moral judgment. Our findings also resolve discrepancies in past work on the influence of essentialism on moral judgment, highlighting the role that perceptions of actors' control over their behavior play in moral condemnation.
英文关键词	Essentialism Moral cognition Punishment Social cognition Law Criminal justice
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Submitted
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000665833500002
WOS关键词	DOUBLE-EDGED-SWORD ; FREE WILL ; BELIEFS ; PUNISHMENT ; ATTITUDES ; LABEL ; RESPONSIBILITY ; INTUITIONS ; EVOLUTION ; DESERTS
WOS类目	Psychology, Experimental
WOS研究方向	Psychology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/349870
作者单位	[Martin, Justin W.] Boston Univ, Dept Psychol, Boston, MA 02215 USA; [Heiphetz, Larisa] Columbia Univ, Dept Psychol, 1190 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Martin, Justin W.,Heiphetz, Larisa. Internally Wicked: Investigating How and Why Essentialism Influences Punitiveness and Moral Condemnation[J],2021,45(6).
APA	Martin, Justin W.,&Heiphetz, Larisa.(2021).Internally Wicked: Investigating How and Why Essentialism Influences Punitiveness and Moral Condemnation.COGNITIVE SCIENCE,45(6).
MLA	Martin, Justin W.,et al."Internally Wicked: Investigating How and Why Essentialism Influences Punitiveness and Moral Condemnation".COGNITIVE SCIENCE 45.6(2021).