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Gut check: Researchers develop measures to capture moral judgments and empathy

  • Written by C. Daryl Cameron, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Pennsylvania State University
imageCan moral sentiments be measured?James Willamor, CC BY-SA

Imagine picking up the morning newspaper and feeling moral outrage at the latest action taken by the opposing political party. Or turning the page and seeing people around the world suffering famine and heartbreak, and flinching with empathy at their pain.

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