When the Spirit Is Willing, but the Flesh Is Weak

Volume: 27, Issue: 11, Pages: 1498 - 1506
Published: Sep 29, 2016
Abstract
Sometimes it is easy to do the right thing. But often, people act morally only after overcoming competing immoral desires. How does learning about someone’s inner moral conflict influence children’s and adults’ moral judgments about that person? Across four studies, we discovered a striking developmental difference: When the outcome is held constant, 3- to 8-year-old children judge someone who does the right thing without experiencing immoral...
Paper Details
Title
When the Spirit Is Willing, but the Flesh Is Weak
Published Date
Sep 29, 2016
Volume
27
Issue
11
Pages
1498 - 1506
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