Motivation and morality : a multidisciplinary approach / Martha K. Berg and Edward C. Chang, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berg, Martha K., editor.

Chang, Edward C. (Edward Changfan), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moral development.

Motivation (Psychology)--Moral and ethical aspects.

Motivation (Psychology).

Ethics--Psychological aspects.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2023]

Summary:

What drives us to do good things, and to avoid doing bad? This book offers an integrative examination of the role of motivation in shaping moral cognition, judgment, and behavior.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Introduction: What Is Moral Motivation, and Why Does It Matter?

Part I Social Contexts and Their Motivational Consequences

Chapter 1 Perspectives on Moral Motivation

Chapter 2 What Are Norms, and How Is Norm Compliance Regulated?

Chapter 3 Cultural Norms in Moral Motivation

Part II Psychological Frameworks and Individual Differences

Chapter 4 Consequences, Norms, and General Action Tendencies: Understanding Individual Differences in Moral Dilemma Judgments

Chapter 5 Motivation to Act Virtuously

Chapter 6 Learning to Weigh Competing Moral Motivations

Part III Biological Origins and Markers of Moral Motivation

Chapter 7 The Developmental Neurobiology of Moral Mindsets: Basic Needs and Childhood Experience

Chapter 8 Morality and Model Coherence: A Constructivist and Biologically Tractable Account of Moral Motivation

Conclusion: Emerging Themes and Avenues for Future Work

Index

About the Editors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Berg, Martha K. Motivation and Morality

ISBN:

1-4338-3873-7