Adult Age and the Evaluation of Moral Judgment
Abstract
This is the preregistration for a study that will evaluate adult age of moral judgments and age-based moral stereotypes. A scenario-based moral judgment task will be used. A focus of the study is to examine whether moral judgments of the foundations of harm, fairness, loyalty, authority, and purity differ across adulthood, and whether individuals exaggerate perceived moral differences between older and younger adults.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Aging and Gerontology Research
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint