What drives our judgments of whether an agent was forced or acted freely? In a new paper with Jonathan Phillips we test novel predictions made by the theory that force judgments depend on the normality of counterfactual alternatives. See our preprint here: psyarxiv.com/gb3q7

Excited to share my forthcoming theory paper with @fierycushman in Cognition. We argue that extortion shares key features with prosocial reciprocal behaviors like cooperation and is therefore likely supported by the same processes. authors.elsevier.com/a/1fMmm2Hx2pivr

How do we decide whether someone was forced or acted freely? In our forthcoming publication in Cognition Jonathan Phillips and I provide evidence that force judgments depend on the normality of counterfactual alternatives. authors.elsevier.com/a/1fOcG2Hx2piwu

Why do we punish negligence? @fierycushman and I offer an exciting new proposal by grounding a theory of negligence - what it is and why we punish it -  in the mechanics of spontaneous thought and mental control! psyarxiv.com/mj769/ Highlight 🧵👇🏽

Why are extremely harmful punishments like extended solitary confinement considered acceptable? @fierycushman and I suggest that punishments we condemn are not those that cause the most harm, but those that make us feel the most uncomfortable to administer.psyarxiv.com/tcsve/

What happens in your brain when you go from believing something to merely thinking about it? In our new publication in JOCN we suggest that thought without believe requires inhibitory processes supported by the right IFG. @moralitylab direct.mit.edu/jocn/article/d…

Spontaneously thinking about how things could have gone but didn't is a key feature of many of the judgments we make. Excited to share our new preprint where @fierycushman, Jonathan Phillips, and I investigate how the brain engages in this type of thought: psyarxiv.com/zdf2w

Officially out today at PSPB w/ Experimental Philosophy Thinking a group has an biological “essence” relates to bias about group members. It is often thought that this is because essentialism CAUSES bias We reexamine this given some surprising results journals.sagepub.com/eprint/EW4SMGU…