Why Profound Disgust Makes People Sharper In Their Moral Judgments

Would you believe that watching a short film clip of something physically disgusting caused subjects to make stronger moral judgments afterward?

Well, that is indeed the case unless they had washed their hands after watching the film.

Another study suggests that washing hands lowers emotional arousal because it reduced the brightness of subjects’ pupils.

If this sounds too random to be true, let me introduce you to our brain where seemingly small events can cause…