Impact of Psychopathy on Moral Judgments about Causing Fear and Physical Harm
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Elise M. Cardinale, Abigail A. Marsh Published: May 20, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125708 Abstract Psychopathy is a personality variable associated with persistent immoral behaviors. Despite this, attempts to link moral reasoning deficits to psychopathic traits have yielded mixed results with many findings supporting intact moral reasoning in individuals with psychopathic traits. Abundant evidence shows that psychopathy impairs responses to others’ emotional distress. However, most studies of morality and psychopathy focus on judgments about causing others physical harm….
