RUNNING HEAD: MORAL RATIONALIZATION The Motivated Use of Moral Principles David A. Pizarro Cornell University Eric Luis Uhlmann Yale University David Tannenbaum and Peter H. Ditto University of California, Irvine DRAFT: PLEASE DO NOT CITE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF AUTHORS WORD COUNT [MAIN TEXT]: 4000 WORD COUNT [ABSTRACT]: 121 REFERENCES: 30 CONTACT: David Pizarro Department of Psychology Cornell University Phone: (607) 255-3835 Email: dap54@cornell.edu