Task 6 - The moral ties that bind- the interactive effect of moral identity and the binding moral foundations

Question 1

What are the 5 bases of moral systems and how are they categorized?

Answer 1

1. Loyalty 2. Authority 3. Purity
   - > Binding foundations
2. Care 5. Fairness
   - > Individualizing foundations

Question 2

What is the hypothesis of the article?

Answer 2

Valuing the binding foundations highly increases willingness to harm out-group members

Question 3

What is the conclusion of the article?

Answer 3

• Binding foundations do not necessarily lead to devaluation of out-group members
• A strong moral identity can counteract the effect of binding foundations

Question 4

Describe how this has been studied (2 studies)

Answer 4

1. Investigating views on torturing a suspected terrorist and finding out about moral foundations using questionnaire
2. Investigating helping behavior and priming participants with a moral-evoking story and a neutral story.