TY - T1 - Communicating the Neuroscience of Psychopathy and Its Influence on Moral Behavior : Protocol of Two Experimental Studies SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/299261 T3 - A1 - Blakey, Robert; Askelund, Adrian D.; Boccanera, Matilde; Immonen, Johanna; Plohl, Nejc; Popham, Cassandra; Sorger, Clarissa; Stuhlreyer, Julia A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Neuroscience has identified brain structures and functions that correlate with psychopathic tendencies. Since psychopathic traits can be traced back to physical neural attributes, it has been argued that psychopaths are not truly responsible for their actions and therefore should not be blamed for their psychopathic behaviors. This experimental research aims to evaluate what effect communicating this theory of psychopathy has on the moral behavior of lay people. If psychopathy is blamed on the b... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - psychopathy; belief in free will; utilitarian moral judgment; neuroscience communication; dishonesty; attributions; belief in determinism; self-control; LOST-LETTER TECHNIQUE; FREE WILL; UTILITARIAN RESPONSES; PERSONALITY-TRAITS; MENTAL-ILLNESS; DARK TRIAD; E-MAIL; JUDGMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; EXPLANATIONS; 515 Psychology N1 - PP - ER -