- Social justifications for moral emotions: When reasons for disgust are less elaborated than for anger 

Morality and Disgust References 

One study examined the difference in reasons people give for feeling disgust towards others whose actions violate their own moral values from reasons given for anger. It also looked at the difference in reasoning between nonbodily disgust (for example, disgust at someone being treated poorly) and bodily disgust (for example, disgust at incest). 

Morality and Disgust: Study 

An individual's inability to explain why something, typically seen in situations in which an individual is disgusted, is morally wrong beyond simply insisting that it is gross or wrong. This type of judgement is usually made instantly and without much thought. 

Morality and Disgust: Moral Dumbfounding 

One emotion that influences individuals' moral judgement and sense of morality is disgust. However, compared to other emotions, studies have demonstrated that people are less likely to be able to provide elaborate reasoning to back up moral judgments towards groups made on the basis of feelings of disgust. 

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Upon incorporating social cognitive mechanisms, it regulates one's exposure to social, biological and environmental pathogens and toxins. 

Social cognition=> acquiring social information about a person (social recognition) and from others (social learning)

The entire pathway is designed around recognizing and evaluating the dangers posed by the toxins, pathogens, contaminants and parasites, and assessing the social, cultural, environmental norms revolving around an interaction with these entities and/or an avoidance.
  

Social Disgust 

Russell, P.S. and Giner-Sorolla, R. (2011). Social justification for moral emotions: When reasons for disgust are less elaborated than anger. Emotion 11(3). DOI: 10.1037/a0022600. 

Social justifications for moral emotions: When reasons for disgust are less elaborated than anger

Ability to categorize social and mating partners as:

1. Kin/ non-kin (social discrimination and recognition)
2. Familiar/Unfamiliar characterization
3. Specific familiar (individual recognition)/ Individuals posing as a threat and contamination
4. Decision making and Social Learning


Social Recognition

Learning that is often influenced by an interaction with another animal. It is utilized to avoid any threats and uses previous experiences of others to react to immediate environmental fluctuations. The degree to which social learning utilizes social interaction to copy behavior and affective emotive states constantly changes with rapidly evolving environmental and social conditions.

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