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Moral Dumbfounding

Moral Dumbfounding is a psychological phenomenon in moral cognition wherein individuals maintain strong moral judgments despite being unable to provide coherent justifications or reasons for those judgments, thereby revealing a dissociation between intuitive moral responses and deliberate reasoning.

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2017–2026

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Moral dumbfounding: when intuition finds no reason

Fredrik Björklund, Jonathan Haidt, Scott Murphy · Lund University Publications (Lund University) · 2000 · 344 citations

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The myth of harmless wrongs in moral cognition: Automatic dyadic completion from sin to suffering.

Kurt Gray, Chelsea Schein, Adrian F. Ward · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 2014 · 314 citations

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The curious tale of Julie and Mark: Unraveling the moral dumbfounding effect

Edward B. Royzman, Kwanwoo Kim, Robert F. Leeman · Judgment and Decision Making · 2015 · 152 citations · Full text

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Moral Dumbfounding and the Linguistic Analogy: Methodological Implications for the Study of Moral Judgment

Susan Dwyer · Mind & Language · 2009 · 67 citations · Full text

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Acts, Persons, and Intuitions

Eric Luis Uhlmann, Luke Zhu · Social Psychological and Personality Science · 2013 · 61 citations

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Authors

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  1. MM
    Marek McGann

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  2. EL
    Elaine L. Kinsella

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  3. CM
    Cillian McHugh

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  4. ER
    Eric R. Igou

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  5. LZ
    Luke Zhu

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    1 publications · 61 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Limerick

    Limerick, Ireland

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    208 citations

  2. Cognitive Research (United States)

    St. Petersburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  3. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    314 citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  5. Augusta University

    Augusta, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    99 citations

  6. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  7. Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod

    Bron, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

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  1. Judgment and Decision Making

    2 publications · 212 citations

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  2. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  3. Cognition

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Psychology General

    1 publications · 314 citations

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  5. Anthrozoös

    1 publications · 33 citations

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