How does stress change how we judge others' moral character? In our newly published paper led by @sschulreich.bsky.social, we combined the TSST, computational modeling, and moral tasks to show that stress selectively increases belief uncertainty for good agents, tracking directly with cortisol.
Moral inference under stress: When we doubt our beliefs about good people
Stress shapes how we perceive and interpret the world and may also influence how we evaluate other people. Do we learn differently about othersâ moralâŠ
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Dr. Stefan Schulreich@sschulreich.bsky.social · 4w agoNew paper on how #stress affects #moral inference. Beliefs about âbad peopleâ are typically more volatile, but acute stress transiently increased belief #volatility for good people - an effect correlated with cortisol reactivity. #BayesianModeling #BeliefUpdating doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
