Test of morals?
Nov. 18th, 2002 05:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dennyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/morals/ (spotted in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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23838 people have completed this questionaire so far.
You scored 40.5 out of a total of 44.
Audience's Scores
1% : 0-11
1% : 12-22
32% : 23-33
66% : 34-44
Your score puts you in the highest category of social reasoning. You will see ethical and moral values as important to the needs of society and will appeal to basic rights or values. You might say "Honesty is a standard which everyone should accept" or "Life is sacred."
Conformity to ethical norms is important to you, in terms of a responsibility, obligation or commitment for all individuals, although you may be willing to consider exceptions in some particular circumstances. You are likely to suggest that with entitlement or privilege comes responsibility.
You will appeal to considerations of responsible character or integrity in others, preferring a consistent or standard practice of behaviour in order to avoid damage to social institutions such as the legal system.
However, you will want to see an adjusted case-by-case application of standards for the sake of fairness to all people. Lastly, you are very likely to appeal to standards of individual or personal conscience, as well as of honour, dignity or integrity.
olithered's journal)23838 people have completed this questionaire so far.
You scored 40.5 out of a total of 44.
Audience's Scores
1% : 0-11
1% : 12-22
32% : 23-33
66% : 34-44
Your score puts you in the highest category of social reasoning. You will see ethical and moral values as important to the needs of society and will appeal to basic rights or values. You might say "Honesty is a standard which everyone should accept" or "Life is sacred."
Conformity to ethical norms is important to you, in terms of a responsibility, obligation or commitment for all individuals, although you may be willing to consider exceptions in some particular circumstances. You are likely to suggest that with entitlement or privilege comes responsibility.
You will appeal to considerations of responsible character or integrity in others, preferring a consistent or standard practice of behaviour in order to avoid damage to social institutions such as the legal system.
However, you will want to see an adjusted case-by-case application of standards for the sake of fairness to all people. Lastly, you are very likely to appeal to standards of individual or personal conscience, as well as of honour, dignity or integrity.
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Date: 2002-11-18 11:31 am (UTC)I think it fairly accurately reflected my worldview - I believe that responsibilities are the corollories (sp?) of rights, and that while evryone has the right to choose their own morality, they also have responsibilities to the society in which they choose to live.
(no subject)
Date: 2002-11-18 11:50 am (UTC)Yeah, I found myself a couple of times selecting 'not important' as the broad sweep answer, but then actually picking one of the most positive or ethical options from the statements. Along the lines of "No, I don't think it's important to obey the law, but if you get caught then you knew what you were doing and you should be prepared to deal with the consequences."
Of course, my favourite comment on our responsibilities to society has always been from the Rocky Horror audience participation:
Dr Scott: "Society must be protected"
Audience: "Fuck society!"
*grin*