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Moral intelligence is the capacity to understand right from wrong and to behave based on the value that is believed to be right (similar to the notion of moral competence[1]). Moral intelligence was first developed as a concept in 2005 by Doug Lennick and Fred Kiel. Much of the research involved with moral intelligence agrees that this characteristic is ability-based, rather than trait-based. Therefore, moral intelligence is seen as a skill that can be further developed with practice. Beheshtifar, Esmaeli, and Moghadam (2011) claim that moral intelligence is the "'central intelligence' for all humans."[2] It is considered a distinct form of intelligence, independent to both emotional and cognitive intelligence.[2]
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