Question

According to Haidt’s evolutionary theory, humans have evolved as a species in which a. quick moral intuitions are common and critical. b. females are better at suppressing amoral tendencies than males. c. moral decision-making is based solely on situational context. d. most moral decision-making involves long, deliberative reasoning.

Answer 1

• According to Haidt’s evolutionary theory, humans have evolved as a species in which quick moral intuitions are common and critical.
• According to Haidt, most of our moral beliefs are driven by underlying intuitions.Intuitions are quick, visceral responses to something in the world.After we have an intuition, we attempt to justify it with strategic reasoning.
• First there is a stimulus from the outside world. Then there is an intuition (That is gross and wrong!). After the intuition, the person begins to create a rational story to describe his or her intuition (Incest is wrong because it increases the probability of genetic problems. Genetic problems are bad.)