Moral agency and patiency are distinct from general agency and patiency.

Evidence

This was the question that motivated Studies 4a and 4b, whose results suggest that moral agency and moral patiency are distinct from agency and patiency conceived more generally. … It would be surprising, however, if judgments of moral agency/patiency were entirely divorced from those of general strength versus weakness. … We simply suggest that the special relationships suggested by moral typecasting surface when perceptions are cast in moral terms. — Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner, Moral Typecasting, 163

Categorization

• QUESTION: Studies 4a/4b separate moral from general agency/patiency — worth chasing the actual paradigm and measures to adapt for the religious-ideological recategorization test.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner, Moral Typecasting: Divergent…, 163
• XREF: connects to: Moral agency and patiency perceptions are inversely related, not linked. — Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner, Moral Typecasting: Divergent…, 3; Moral agency and patiency are perceived along continuous dimensions rather than as binary categories. — Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner, Moral Typecasting: Divergent…, 16; Moral agency specifically, not general agency, reduces perceived moral patiency. (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Only moral agency, not instrumental competence, suppresses perceived patiency #exemplifies (0.88) — Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner, Moral Typecasting, 99
• Moral agency specifically, not general agency, reduces perceived moral patiency. #exemplifies (0.86)
• Experimental vignettes decouple general agency from moral agency in perception of a target #exemplifies (0.84) — Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner, Moral Typecasting, 111