This weekend, our Moral Intuitions Lab presented five studies from our Templeton Religion Trust project (@templetonrelig.bsky.social) at the III. National Symposium on Morality Studies in Social Psychology. A fantastic gathering of researchers working on morality! 🧠✨

A lovely summary by @ensaracem.bsky.social of our new paper in Theory and Society. Many great collaborators and I provide a balanced overview of, and some potential responses to, this important normative scientific conflict. Open access in his thread. We'd love to hear your perspective.

Our new paper is out in Theory and Society: “Why I declare a conflict of interest and you should not.” We examine whether the structural pressure to publish should itself be understood as a conflict of interest—and what that means for research culture. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

See the details of our latest TRT (@templetonrelig.bsky.social) project: templetonreligiontrust.org/explore/does...

Had a great time presenting our results on how religious and secular authority cues shape altruistic punishment at the "Trust and Cognition" workshop hosted by OZU Social Cognition Lab, led by Dr. Pınar Ugurlar. Big thanks to everyone who sparked such thought-provoking discussion!

We tested MFQ-2 and MAC-Q in a Turkish sample (N=1099). 1️⃣ Both fit well. 2️⃣ MFQ-2 explained more variance in psychological variables. 3️⃣ MAC-Q better predicted moral behavior (e.g., generosity, cooperation). #MoralPsychology #moralfoundations #moralityascooperation 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s121...

As religious beliefs increase, the perception of compatibility between religion and science on existential issues rises. Conversely, as belief in science grows, the perception of conflict between religion and science increases. The data comes from the UK, the Netherlands, and Kazakhstan.

🚨 New paper! 🚨 Cognitive reflection was negatively correlated with belief in God & disbelief in evolution—for both Christians & non-believers. This challenges the idea that reflection simply reinforces prior beliefs—challenging ERM and supporting DPM. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/jdm....

🚨 Our chapter, "Heroism as Moral Intuition," is now available in the Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies. We explore heroism as evolved moral intuition for conflict resolution from the perspective of Morality as Cooperation Theory. link.springer.com/referencewor...

Generalized morality culturally evolves as an adaptive heuristic in large social networks. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

🚨 Post-doc alert 🚨 Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Religious Belief in Jordan Grafman’s Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab & Northwestern University Details: www.cognitiveneuroscienceofreligion.org/opportunities

A new model of the evolutionary function of awe. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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🔬🧠 #HiSciSky! I'm a PhD candidate in Psychological Sciences exploring the fascinating overlap between social psychology and behavioral economics. My focus? Morality, religion, politics, and cooperation. Stay tuned for intriguing insights from my research journey! 🌟