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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moral_convictionMoral conviction - Wikipedia

    Moral conviction refers to the perception that one's feelings about a given attitude are based on one's beliefs about right and wrong. Holding an attitude with moral conviction means that a person has attached moral significance to it.

  3. www.oxfordbibliographies.com › abstract › documentMoral Conviction - Psychology - Oxford Bibliographies

    Feb 24, 2021 · Moral conviction refers to the perception that one’s feelings about a given attitude object are based on one’s beliefs about right and wrong. Holding an attitude with moral conviction means that a person has attached moral significance to it. Some people hold an attitude based on their likes and dislikes, or their preferences.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › moral-convictionMORAL CONVICTION definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    (kənvɪkʃən ) countable noun [usu N that] A conviction is a strong belief or opinion. [...] See full entry for 'conviction' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'moral' moral. (mɒrəl , US mɔːr- ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2. Moral means relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong.

  5. www.annualreviews.org › content › journalsThe Psychology of Moral Conviction | Annual Reviews

    This review covers theory and research on the psychological characteristics and consequences of attitudes that are experienced as moral convictions, that is, attitudes that people perceive as grounded in a fundamental distinction between right and wrong.

  6. link.springer.com › referenceworkentry › 10Moral Conviction - SpringerLink

    Aug 10, 2023 · Definition. Moral conviction refers to a belief that a given attitude, judgment, or decision reflects one’s core conception of right and wrong, morality and immorality. What people think of as moral is a matter of degree rather than strictly a matter of kind.

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  7. www.researchgate.net › publication › 227539968_The(PDF) The Psychology of Moral Conviction - ResearchGate

    Apr 1, 2010 · The Psychology of Moral Conviction. Linda J. Skitka* University of Illinois at Chicago. Abstract. This paper reviews current theory and research that indicates that attitudes held with...

  8. www.ethicalpsychology.com › 2020 › 11Ethics and Psychology: The Psychology of Moral Conviction

    Nov 19, 2020 · Morally convicted attitudes represent something psychologically distinct from other constructs (e.g., strong but nonmoral attitudes or religious beliefs), are perceived as universally and objectively true, and are comparatively immune to authority or peer influence.