Bitter Judgments
March 21, 2011
The Wall Street Journal:
Downing a bitter drink makes people more likely to express moral disapproval, according to a new study.
Researchers had 57 undergraduates rate their moral distaste for several arguably distasteful acts, including a politician accepting bribes, someone shoplifting, two second cousins sleeping together, and a man eating his already-dead dog. Before the exercise and, then again, midway through it, the students downed shots of one of three drinks: Swedish bitters, sweet berry punch, or water.
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