Many people would find it more morally repulsive to kill someone by thrusting a knife into his or her body than by shooting him or her with a gun from a distance.This is best explained in terms of
A) Erikson's psychosocial perspective.
B) Piaget's cognitive development perspective.
C) Haidt's intuitionist perspective.
D) Kohlberg's moral development perspective.

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Haidt's intuitionist perspective suggests that moral judgments are largely based on intuition and emotion rather than reasoning. The gut-level emotional reaction to using a knife to kill someone may be stronger and more repulsive than shooting someone from a distance, even though both actions result in the same outcome of taking someone's life.

Many People Would Find It More Morally Repulsive to Kill