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Psychopath advantage (Evolution (Cognitive growth: assimilation of…
Psychopath advantage
Evolution
Cognitive growth: assimilation of knowledge (Ryan, 1997)
Personality growth: assimilation of social values (Ryan)
Emotional response to different scenario for the trolley example seems relevent for those who judge in spite of emotions (Greene, 2001)
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Evidence from apes, suggests our common ancestor lived social lives guided by emotions, without moral reasoning (resoning meaning deliberate process thought out) (Greene, 2004)
From crying baby example learned area associated with stroop effect, reduced activation of ACC when comparing infanticide to crying baby examples (Greene, 2004)
Personal vs. Impersonal neural activation differences exist when evaluating problems that exist in either case (Green, 2001)
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Empathy
"Many studies report a negative relation between empathy and aggression. So it would seem that if we could only increase empathy in violent offenders, we could reduce their violent tendencies" (Maibom)
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Neurotransmitter
trying to change a person's worldview cannot be achieved in psychopaths because low-apathy subjects are resistant to increases in serotinin