Calculative mindsets linked to greater willingness to bend moral rules

September 9, 2026 · 7:10 am 1 sources

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• Calculative mindsets linked to greater willingness to bend moral rules
  Phys.org · September 9, 2026 07:10
  In new research in the PsyCh Journal, people who tended to analyze experiences as mathematical cost-benefit problems were more likely to ignore moral rules. This tendency was associated with a greater willingness to make ethical compromises for money or status, as well as to accept immoral help…