Age differences in intuitive moral decision-making: Associations with inter-network neural connectivity.

ABSTRACT: Positions of power involving moral decision-making are often held by older adults (OAs). However, little is known about age differences in moral decision-making and the intrinsic organization of the aging brain. In this study, younger adults (YAs; n = 117, M_age = 22.11) and OAs (n = 82, M_age = 67.54) made decisions in hypothetical moral dilemmas and completed resting-state multi-echo functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans. Relative to YAs, OAs were more likely to endorse deontological decisions (i.e., decisions based on adherence to a moral principle or duty), but only when the choice was immediately compelling or intuitive. By contrast, there was no difference between YAs and OAs in utilitarian decisions (i.e., decisions

SUBMITTER: Huang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9170131 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature