ERIC Number: EJ1262644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 16
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Developmental Level of Moral Judgment Influences Behavioral Patterns during Moral Decision-Making
Han, Hyemin; Dawson, Kelsie J.; Thoma, Stephen J.; Glenn, Andrea L.
Journal of Experimental Education, v88 n4 p660-675 2020
We developed and tested a behavioral version of the Defining Issues Test-1 revised (DIT-1r), which is a measure of the development of moral judgment. We conducted a behavioral experiment using the behavioral Defining Issues Test (bDIT) to examine the relationship between participants' moral developmental status, moral competence, and reaction time when making moral judgments. We found that when the judgments were made based on the preferred moral schema, the reaction time for moral judgments was significantly moderated by the moral developmental status. In addition, as a participant becomes more confident with moral judgment, the participant differentiates the preferred versus other schemas better particularly when the participant's abilities for moral judgment are more developed.
Descriptors: Moral Values, Decision Making, Behavior Patterns, Test Construction, Ethical Instruction, Competence, Reaction Time, Measures (Individuals), Moral Development, Values, Test Reliability, Test Validity, College Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Defining Issues Test
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