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On the next several pages, you will presented with hypothetical moral scenarios. Please indicate, u...
You have a friend that suffers a great deal from poor self-esteem. She is particularly sensitive abo...
A week ago, you promised your friend that you would go with her to see a new exhibition of her favor...
You have a friend who has severe asthma. One day you and your friend are out hiking, and your friend...
You are an unemployed single parent and have been unable to find a job for several months now. Ever...
Your professor at college has paired you with another classmate to work with on an assignment. The p...
You are playing a trivia game with some friends. The same person keeps winning and he has become qui...
You are at a party thrown by your spouse’s company. Your spouse’s boss tells you that your spouse i...
You are the coach of a children’s soccer team. The morning of the big game, you realize that you fo...
Your grandmother is getting old and her reflexes and eyesight are starting to deteriorate. Despite...
You recently moved into your new apartment. You are the only tenant, and you signed a lease that ex...
You notice recently that your aging father has been acting strange. For the past few months it seems...
Whether or not someone showed a lack of respect for authority
Whether or not someone conformed to the traditions of society
Whether or not an action caused chaos or disorder
Whether or not someone violated standards of purity and decency
Whether or not someone did something disgusting
Whether or not someone acted in a way that God would approve of
Whether or not someone’s action showed love for his or her country
Whether or not someone did something to betray his or her group
Whether or not someone showed a lack of loyalty
Whether or not someone suffered emotionally
Whether or not someone cared for someone weak or vulnerable
Whether or not someone was cruel
Whether or not some people were treated differently than others
Whether or not someone acted unfairly
Whether or not someone was denied his or her rights
Respect for authority is something all children need to learn.
Men and women each have different roles to play in society.
If I were a soldier and disagreed with my commanding officer’s orders, I would obey anyway because that is my duty.
People should not do things that are disgusting, even if no one is harmed.
I would call some acts wrong on the grounds that they are unnatural.
Chastity is an important and valuable virtue.
I am proud of my country’s history.
People should be loyal to their family members, even when they have done something wrong.
It is more important to be a team player than to express oneself.
Compassion for those who are suffering is the most crucial virtue.
One of the worst things a person could do is hurt a defenseless animal.
It can never be right to kill a human being.
When the government makes laws, the number one principle should be ensuring that everyone is treated fairly.
Justice is the most important requirement for a society.
I think it’s morally wrong that rich children inherit a lot of money while poor children inherit nothing.
The rules exist to stop people from hurting one another.
The rules exist to help protect people.
The rules exist to ensure that everyone lives together peacefully.
The rules exist to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity at the pursuit of happiness.
The rules exist to prevent one person from having an unfair advantage over another person.
The rules exist to create an equal playing field for all.
The rules exist to prevent people from acting upon their natural, sinful impulses.
The rules exist because people’s depraved nature prevents them from making good moral decisions on their own.
The rules exist because people will naturally choose wickedness over goodness.
The rules exist because people would often make mistakes or bad decisions without them.
The rules exist because people do not always know what the the best course of action is.
The rules exist because human judgment is flawed.
Without God's revelation, people would have no way to know right from wrong.
The way to live a moral life is revealed to us by God through Holy Scripture.
Everything we need to know about living a moral life God has revealed to us.
What is morally good and right is what God says is good and right.
It is possible to know right from wrong without God's help.
If you want to know how to live a moral life you should look to God.
The truth about morality is revealed only by God.
The way to live a moral life is to follow the example that God has set for us.
Moral truths are revealed to us by God and God alone.
Without God's help, our sinful nature prevents us from knowing right from wrong.
Making the right moral choice depends on having knowledge of God's laws.
It is possible to live a righteous life without knowledge of God's laws.
There are a set of moral truths that God has revealed to us to guide our thoughts and actions.
Without God, humans still have a way to distinguish right from wrong.
Acts that are immoral are immoral because God forbids them.
Right and wrong can never be explained with human logic, they can only come from God's commands.
An atheist can still understand what is morally right and wrong.
Just because there is a religious rule against doing something, that does not automatically make it morally wrong.
We don't need to try to figure out what is right and wrong, the answers have already been given to us by God.
I trust that God understands what is morally right better than I do.
Before finishing, please tell us a little about yourself.
Where would you place yourself on this ladder?-(Select the letter that best corresponds to your place on the ladder, with "a" as the top rung, and "j" as the bottom rung)
What is your gender?
What is your age? (please enter a number)
What is your nationality?
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How would you describe your ethnicity?
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How would you describe your political orientation on social issues?-I am...
How would you describe your political orientation on economic issues?-I am...
Which political party in the United States do you generally align yourself with?
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What is your religion/faith/belief system?
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How religious do you consider yourself to be?-I am...
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Display Order: Block Randomizer FL_18
MFDA alpha = .97, eigenvalue = 13.71
Rules - welfare/fairness alpha = .88, eigenvalue = 5.11
Rules - humans are sinful/fallible alpha = .87, eigenvalue = 2.53
Main DV
Authority Foundation = .79
Purity Foundation = .87
Loyalty Foundation = .78
Care Foundation = .67
Fairness Foundation = .66