| Title |
Serotonin Transporter Genotype (5-HTTLPR) Predicts Utilitarian Moral Judgments
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0025148 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Abigail A. Marsh, Samantha L. Crowe, Henry H. Yu, Elena K. Gorodetsky, David Goldman, R. J. R. Blair |
| Abstract |
The psychological and neurobiological processes underlying moral judgment have been the focus of extensive recent research. Here we show that serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) genotype predicts responses to moral dilemmas featuring foreseen harm to an innocent. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 6% |
| Czechia | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 11 | 65% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 71% |
| Scientists | 4 | 24% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 20% |
| Researcher | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Professor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 21% |
| Unknown | 18 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 41 | 39% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 12% |
| Unknown | 23 | 22% |