geen aandoening n.a.
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universiteit Leiden
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adults without a history of neurological disorders 2. Right-handed 3. No counter-indications for MRI 4. Native Dutch speakers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Lefthanded 2. No history of psychiatric and/or neurological disorders 3. Counter-indications for MRI (such as metal implants, heart arrhythmia, claustrophobia, and possible pregnancy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The project will include three studies in which we will examine whether people are more motivated to perform well on a moral task compared to a competence task and what brain activation is associated with this heightened motivation (study 1), whether people are more motivated to perform well on a moral task compared to a competence task when they are observed by and given feedback from an ingroup or outgroup member and what brain activation is associated with this feedback (study 2), and whether people are more sensitive to moral behavior compared to competent behavior of an ingroup or outgroup member and what brain activation is associated with the reaction to that behavior (study 3). To this end, we will perform three studies to acquire fMRI data and behavioral responses of participants aged 18-25 years. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The goals of the current project are to use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to: 1. Identify brain regions that are associated with performance on a task indicative of morality (compared to a task indicative of competence). 2. Identify brain regions that are associated with receiving feedback from ingroup vs. outgroup members concerning performance on a task indicative of morality (compared to a task indicative of competence). 3. Identify brain regions that are associated with the reaction to an ingroup vs. outgroup member*s performance on a task indicative of morality (compared to a task indicative of competence). 4. Correlate this brain activation with the actual performance on the task. 5. An additional objective of these studies is to examine whether this brain activation is related to the motivation to be moral (studies 1 and 2) or to the keenness to monitor whether other ingroup members transgress moral group norms as indicated by participants on self-report questionnaires. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed