Have you ever filled out this questionnaire before on this site? PART 1: MORAL ATTITUDES & BELIEFS
For the following questions, if you feel that both extremes are sometimes equally valid, choose 4 (the midpoint of the scale).
In addition to taking this test yourself, you may provide answers for another person who you know well enough to rate, such as a spouse, significant other, friend, or sibling. If you do rate another person, you will receive feedback about this person's moral attitudes, relative to your own attitudes and to those of other respondents.
1. Moral principles are: Myself: Relative/CulturalAbsolute/Universal
The Other Person I am rating (optional) Relative/CulturalAbsolute/Universal
2. Without God: Myself: Morals still applyAnything goes
Other Person: Morals still applyAnything goes
3. Moral principles are largely determined by: Myself: GeneticsEnvironment
Other Person: GeneticsEnvironment
4. I believe that most human behaviors are largely determined by: Myself: GeneticsEnvironment
Other Person: GeneticsEnvironment
5. I believe that people are: Myself: Mostly altruisticMostly selfish
Other Person: Mostly altruisticMostly selfish
6. I believe that moral principles are: Myself: God givenNot God given
Other Person: God givenNot God given
7. I believe that Gays and Lesbians: Myself: Are born that wayAre not born that way
Other Person: Are born that wayAre not born that way
8. I believe that physical and mental differences in ability between races are largely determined by: Myself: GeneticsEnvironment
Other Person: GeneticsEnvironment
9. Abortion should always be a matter of choice: Other Person: DisagreeAgree
10. Birth control should be available to everyone: Other Person: DisagreeAgree
11. Stem cell research is: Myself: Always wrongNever wrong
Other Person: Always wrongNever wrong
12. Euthanasia and assisted suicide should be allowed: Other Person: DisagreeAgree
13. The practice of homosexuality is: Myself: Always wrongNever wrong
Other Person: Always wrongNever wrong
14. Adultery is: Myself: Always wrongNever wrong
Other Person: Always wrongNever wrong
15. Pre-marital sex is: Myself: Always wrongNever wrong
Other Person: Always wrongNever wrong
16. Freedom of speech should: Myself: Always be allowedBe subject to restrictions
Other Person: Always be allowedBe subject to restrictions
17. Divorce is: Myself: Always wrongNever wrong
Other Person: Always wrongNever wrong
18. The proper position on the separation of church and state is: Myself: Complete separationComplete integration
Other Person: Complete separationComplete integration
19. Gun control is: Myself: Not at all necessaryVery necessary
Other Person: Not at all necessaryVery necessary
20. The government needs to do more to protect biodiversity and the environment. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
21. The death penalty for persons convicted of murder is: Myself: Always wrongNever wrong
Other Person: Always wrongNever wrong
22. The government needs to do more to protect us from corporate corruption. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
23. Marijuana use should be: Myself: LegalizedKept illegal
Other Person: LegalizedKept illegal
24. The government needs to do more to reduce the income gap between the rich and the poor. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
25. The government has a moral right to initiate war against potential enemy states. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
26. The government has a moral obligation to promote human rights around the world. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
27. The government has a moral obligation to provide aid to the developing world. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
28. The government needs to do more for national security even at the cost of personal freedoms. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
29. The government needs to do more about political corruption and campaign finances. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
30. The government needs to do more to enforce affirmative action. Other Person: DisagreeAgree
If you rated someone besides yourself, who is this person? (Click for choices) An older sibling A younger sibling A fraternal twin sibling An identical twin sibling A step- or adopted sibling A friend A roommate A romantic interest or significant other A spouse A co-worker who has more job status than you A co-worker who has equal job status to you A co-worker who has less job status than you A parent Your own child Other (none of the above) What is this other person's sex? What is this other person's age? (You are now more than a third of the way through the survey.)
PART 2: RELIGIOUS & SOCIAL BACKGROUND
1. I consider myself to be: A fiscal/economic conservative A fiscal/economic liberal
2. I consider myself to be: A social conservative A social liberal
3. I consider myself to be: Not very interested in science Very interested in science
4. I consider myself to be: Very religious Not at all religious
Do you believe there is a God (a purposeful higher intelligence that created the universe)?: (Click for choices) Definitely Yes Very Likely Yes Unsure Very Likely No Definitely No Current religious organization membership: (Click for choices) None Baptist Buddhist Catholic Christian Scientist Episcopalian Evangelical Hindu Humanist Jewish Lutheran Methodist Mormon Muslim Pentecostal Presbyterian Protestant Seventh-Day Adventist Unitarian Other On average when you were growing up, how often did you attend religious services? (Click for choices) More than Once a Week Once a Week Once a Month A Few Times a Year Almost Never Never How often do you presently attend religious services? (Click for choices) More than Once a Week Once a Week Once a Month A Few Times a Year Almost Never Never 9. How strong were your father's moral convictions? 10. How strong were your mother's moral convictions? PART 3: ABOUT YOU
Although the following questions won't affect your results and are optional, we'd like to know more about you. These data are being used solely for an academic research project and will not be shared with anyone.
Gender Age, in years: Ethnicity: Please select the option that fits you best. If ethnicity of "other" fill in your ethnicity: Select your country of residence: (Click for choices) United States (USA) United Kingdom (Great Britain) Canada Australia --- Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ascension Austria Azerbaijan Azores Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) Borneo (Indonesia) Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Guiana (Guyana) British Honduras (Belize) British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Chad Channel Islands (Great Britain) Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (Zaire) Corsica Costa Rica Cote d lvoire (Ivory Coast) Crete (Greece) Croatia Cuba Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England (Great Britain) Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland Formosa (Taiwan) France France, Metropolitan (France) French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia, Republic of Germany Ghana Gibraltar Great Britain and Northern Ireland Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man (Great Britain) Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (North Korea) Korea (South Korea) Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Labrador (Canada) Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia, Republic of Madagascar Maderia Islands Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco (France) Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Newfoundland (Canada) Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Borneo (Malaysia) Northern Ireland (Great Britain) Norway Okinawa (Japan) Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Island Poland Portugal Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saba (Netherlands Antilles) San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scotland (Great Britain) Senegal Serbia Seychelles Siam (Thailand) Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Christopher and Nevis St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles) St. Helena St. Lucia St. Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) St. Martin (Guadeloupe) St. Pierre and Miquelon St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tahiti (French Polynesia) Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Tasmania (Australia) Thailand Tibet (China) Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tristan da Cunha Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Wales (Great Britain) Wallis and Futuna Islands West Bank & Gaza Strip Western Samoa Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe If you are a Canadian or United States Resident, select the state or region in which you live: (Click for choices) Alabama Alaska Alberta (Canada) American Samoa Arizona Arkansas British Columbia (Canada) California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Federated States Of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Manitoba (Canada) Marshall Islands Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Brunswick (Canada) New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Newfoundland (Canada) North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Northwest Territories (Canada) Nova Scotia (Canada) Nunavut (Canada) Ohio Oklahoma Ontario (Canada) Oregon Palau Pennsylvania Prince Edward Island (Canada) Puerto Rico Quebec (Canada) Rhode Island Saskatchewan (Canada) South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Yukon Territory (Canada) If you grew up in the United States, what is the zip-code/postal code of the place where you spent most of your youth? If you live in the United States, what is the zip-code/postal code of the place where you live now? How many children were in your family? (include yourself) What is your precise birth rank in your sibling group? i.e, 1 (eldest), 2 (second eldest), 3, 4, etc. (Click for choices) 1 (eldest) 2 (second eldest) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Was there some significant change during your childhood or adolescence that caused your effective birth order to be different from your biological birth order? (for example, remarriage and the acquisition of step-siblings). Do not answer "yes" to this question unless your effective birth order changed from being an elder child to a younger child or vice versa. If you answered "yes," how old were you (in years) when this change occured in your effective birth order? (leave blank if no change) If you grew up with siblings, to what extent during your childhood did you act as a surrogate parent? If you grew up with siblings, to what extent during your childhood did you boss your sibling(s) around? If you are a firstborn, what is the age gap between you and your next younger sibling? If you are a laterborn, what is the age gap between you and your next older sibling? (Click for choices) 0 Years, 1 Month 0 Years, 2 Months 0 Years, 3 Months 0 Years, 4 Months 0 Years, 5 Months 0 Years, 6 Months 0 Years, 7 Months 0 Years, 8 Months 0 Years, 9 Months 0 Years, 10 Months 0 Years, 11 Months 1 Year 1 Year, 1 Month 1 Year, 2 Months 1 Year, 3 Months 1 Year, 4 Months 1 Year, 5 Months 1 Year, 6 Months 1 Year, 7 Months 1 Year, 8 Months 1 Year, 9 Months 1 Year, 10 Months 1 Year, 11 Months 2 Years 2 Years, 1 Month 2 Years, 2 Months 2 Years, 3 Months 2 Years, 4 Months 2 Years, 5 Months 2 Years, 6 Months 2 Years, 7 Months 2 Years, 8 Months 2 Years, 9 Months 2 Years, 10 Months 2 Years, 11 Months 3 Years 3 Years, 1 Month 3 Years, 2 Months 3 Years, 3 Months 3 Years, 4 Months 3 Years, 5 Months 3 Years, 6 Months 3 Years, 7 Months 3 Years, 8 Months 3 Years, 9 Months 3 Years, 10 Months 3 Years, 11 Months 4 Years 5 Years 6 Years 7 Years 8 Years 9 Years 10 or more Years Where would you place your parents on the following spectrum for social class? (Click for choices) Working class Lower-middle class Middle class Upper-middle class Upper class Where would you place yourself on the following spectrum for social class? (Click for choices) Working class Lower-middle class Middle class Upper-middle class Upper class Number of years of formal education your mother or father (whichever is the highest) has completed: (Click for choices) less than 12 years high school graduate some college college graduate graduate or professional school Education (highest degree completed): (Click for choices) PhD/MD/JD MA/MS BA/BS AA/AS High School (or less) Marital Status: (Click for choices) Single Married Divorced Widow Same-sex partnered 21. On average, how was your childhood relationship with your father? Very Conflicted Very Harmonious
22. On average, how was your childhood relationship with your mother? Very Conflicted Very Harmonious
PART 4. ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY
The following statements concern your perception about yourself in a variety of situations. Your task is to indicate the strength of your agreement with each statement below. Remember, there are no "right" or "wrong" answers, so select the number that most closely reflects how you see yourself. Take your time and consider each statement carefully.
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither disagree nor agree Agree Strongly agree I see myself as someone who...
1. ...Is talkative Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
2. ...Tends to find fault with others Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
3. ...Does a thorough job Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
4. ...Is depressed, blue Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
5. ...Is original, comes up with new ideas Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
6. ...Is reserved Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
7. ...Is helpful and unselfish with others Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
8. ...Can be somewhat careless Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
9. ...Is relaxed, handles stress well Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
10. ...Is curious about many different things Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
11. ...Is full of energy Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
12. ...Starts quarrels with others Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
13. ...Is a reliable worker Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
14. ...Can be tense Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
15. ...Is ingenious, a deep thinker Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
16. ...Generates a lot of enthusiasm Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
17. ...Has a forgiving nature Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
18. ...Tends to be disorganized Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
19. ...Worries a lot Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
20. ...Has an active imagination Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
21. ...Tends to be quiet Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
22. ...Is generally trusting Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
23. ...Tends to be lazy Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
24. ...Is emotionally stable, not easily upset Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
25. ...Is inventive Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
26. ...Has an assertive personality Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
27. ...Can be cold and aloof Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
28. ...Perseveres until the task is finished Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
29. ...Can be moody Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
30. ...Values artistic, aesthetic experiences Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
31. ...Is sometimes shy, inhibited Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
32. ...Is considerate and kind to almost everyone Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
33. ...Does things efficiently Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
34. ...Remains calm in tense situations Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
35. ...Prefers work that is routine Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
36. ...Is outgoing, sociable Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
37. ...Is sometimes rude to others Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
38. ...Makes plans and follows through with them Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
39. ...Gets nervous easily Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
40. ...Likes to reflect, play with ideas Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
41. ...Has few artistic interests Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
42. ...Likes to cooperate with others Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
43. ...Is easily distracted Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
44. ...Is sophisticated in art, music, or literature Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
45. ...Has high self-esteem Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
46. ...Is very conventional, traditional Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
47. ...Is fun-loving, makes people laugh Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
48. ...Is aggressive, pushes people around Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly
PART 5. WHY ARE YOU AND OTHERS MORAL OR IMMORAL?
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In your own words, please briefly describe why you behave in moral ways and why you think others behave in moral ways. Also, in your own words, please briefly describe why you sometimes behave immorally and why you think others sometimes behave immorally.
Why do you behave in moral ways? Why do you think most other people behave in moral ways? Why do you sometimes behave immorally? Why do you think most other people sometimes behave immorally? Click ONCE to get your results: