Serotonin Transporter Genotype (5-HTTLPR) Predicts Utilitarian Moral Judgments

Abigail A. Marsh; Samantha L. Crowe; Henry H. Yu; Elena K. Gorodetsky; David Goldman; R. J. R. Blair

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025148

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Serotonin Transporter Genotype (5-HTTLPR) Predicts Utilitarian Moral Judgments

Abigail A. Marsh ,

* E-mail: aam72@georgetown.edu.

Affiliations Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Mood & Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Samantha L. Crowe,

Affiliation Mood & Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Henry H. Yu,

Affiliation Mood & Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Elena K. Gorodetsky,

Affiliation Section of Human Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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David Goldman,

Affiliation Section of Human Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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R. J. R. Blair

Affiliation Mood & Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Serotonin Transporter Genotype (5-HTTLPR) Predicts Utilitarian Moral Judgments

Abigail A. Marsh,
Samantha L. Crowe,
Henry H. Yu,
Elena K. Gorodetsky,
David Goldman,
R. J. R. Blair

Published: October 5, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025148

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