Social Responsibility Questionnaire

[freeeekyyy]

Results

You scored 35 out of a total of 44.

Audience's Scores

1 % 1 % 32 % 66 %

0-11 12-22 23-33 34-44
My Results

Your score puts you in the mature category of social reasoning and the majority of people will have scores in this range. Thinking here transcends the practicalities of one's preferences and exchanges to an emphasis upon social feeling, caring and conduct.

You take into account the consequences of actions for other people, whether for benefit or harm, as a consideration in its own right for deciding how one should act towards others. You emphasise relationships, thinking how you might feel if you were on the receiving end. Empathy is important, as well as compassion.

You are likely to expect others to conform to normally expected conduct, reflecting on "common decency" and will think of the chaos caused by laws being broken. You will value, love and respect others, and appreciate some higher values, as well as speaking of the benefits of a clean conscience or pride.

Background

Scores on the questionnaire form a scale that tracks the development of reasoning from childhood through to adulthood about social, ethical and moral issues. The original research using this questionnaire was conducted in the United States by Kohlberg and was followed up by John Gibbs, Karen Basinger and Dick Fuller.

Most children make decisions based on the influence of power and authority figures, progressing through an emphasis upon exchange relationships with others, then on to mutual and social expectations.

Some people progress to a level where they base their moral reasoning on universal values. Others become fixed at earlier stages depending upon circumstances. But recent research has suggested that it is possible to change the way you reason about your social responsibilities.

Sounds about right.

 

[stalemate]

If my mother aborted me I honestly feel it would be fine.

Just when I thought we wouldn't find common ground.

 

[cafe]

35 and I don't think my being illegitimate has much to do with it.

 

[PuddleRiver]

33.5

It should be better, but....

There were some questions whose choice of answers I didn't agree with at all. IOW, none of the above.

 

[Nocapszy]

i was on the lower end of 23-33.
i'm actually in favor of high treason, petty theft and everything in between but i'm a loyal fucking friend so i didn't score 0-11.

 

[Vasilisa]

You scored 36 out of a total of 44.

Same here.

 

[Tamske]

35.5

Most of the time, my reason for choosing something was not in their list. I also regret the fact that you couldn't choose more than one option.

Like: keeping a promise to a stranger is important because it's a promise; probably I wouldn't think further than that; though I guess "I want to be seen as a trustworthy person" and "I would feel bad breaking it" play probably a role.
Keeping a promise to a friend would be more important, because it's a promise and because it's a friend.
Keeping a promise to a child is still more important, because it's a promise and because I want to teach the child promises are to be kept, even if you are the stronger party.

Saving the life of someone: well, the time and energy I'm putting into it is just peanuts compared to the thing the other person is gaining from it! I wouldn't think twice before I let the stranger in my car and drive him to the hospital (or something like that).

 

[Orangey]

i was on the lower end of 23-33.
i'm actually in favor of high treason, petty theft and everything in between but i'm a loyal fucking friend so i didn't score 0-11.

Ha, me too. I got 27, and I'm sure that it would have been lower if not for the friend questions.

 

[redacted]

Results

You scored 41 out of a total of 44.

 

[mmhmm]

You scored 33.5 out of a total of 44.

 

[mellanae]

You scored 40.5 out of a total of 44.

Audience's Scores
1 % 1 % 32 % 66 %

0-11 12-22 23-33 34-44

My Results
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.

...I'm 15.
That's a bit too high, dont'cha think? o-o;

 

[redacted]

...I'm 15.
That's a bit too high, dont'cha think? o-o;

I beat you!!!!

But yeah, it doesn't really matter. There were many possible answers that were "correct" to the questions. Their metric doesn't necessarily mean anything.

 

[Wonkavision]

Well, I think the test is obviously biased toward an altrustic (possibly NF?)ethical bent/world view.

Utilitarians, Objectivists, etc. are clearly going to score low, which is BOO-SHIT in my opinion.

 

[redacted]

Well, I think the test is obviously biased toward an altrustic (possibly NF?)ethical bent/world view.

Utilitarians, Objectivists, etc. are clearly going to score low, which is BOO-SHIT in my opinion.

I'm a utilitarian and I scored the highest out of anyone.

There were many questions that had two "utilitarian" reasons. One was phrased from a societally utilitarian perspective, the other from a personal. I picked the societal utilitarian one -- which was clearly what they were testing for.

Individual utilitarianism runs into the problem of "if everyone thought this way, blah blah blah". I think that's why they rated it lower, even if the actual person with the perspective has factored that all in anyway.

 

[highlander]

Results

You scored 42 out of a total of 44.

Audience's Scores

1 % 1 % 32 % 66 %

0-11 12-22 23-33 34-44
My Results

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.

 

[Wonkavision]

I'm a utilitarian and I scored the highest out of anyone.

There were many questions that had two "utilitarian" reasons. One was phrased from a societally utilitarian perspective, the other from a personal. I picked the societal utilitarian one -- which was clearly what they were testing for.

Individual utilitarianism runs into the problem of "if everyone thought this way, blah blah blah". I think that's why they rated it lower, even if the actual person with the perspective has factored that all in anyway.

OK, then I stand corrected.

I still say there's an obvious bias.

I guess I attributed it to the wrong thing.

 

[redacted]

OK, then I stand corrected.

I still say there's an obvious bias.

I guess I attributed it to the wrong thing.

You're right, definitely an obvious bias.

You can't really test for these things in one dimension (as in, one rating scale).

People have so many different conscious narratives that seem different on the surface. But at a deeper level, I think many people have essentially the same moral stances.

Most moral debates I see turn out to be misunderstandings. At least, assuming I've decided to be friends with the people in the first place.

 

[redacted]

Results

You scored 42 out of a total of 44.

Audience's Scores

1 % 1 % 32 % 66 %

0-11 12-22 23-33 34-44
My Results

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.

damn you, you stole first place from me!

 

[Wonkavision]

I'm a utilitarian and I scored the highest out of anyone.

There were many questions that had two "utilitarian" reasons. One was phrased from a societally utilitarian perspective, the other from a personal. I picked the societal utilitarian one -- which was clearly what they were testing for.

Individual utilitarianism runs into the problem of "if everyone thought this way, blah blah blah". I think that's why they rated it lower, even if the actual person with the perspective has factored that all in anyway.

Yeah, I guess that makes sense (are you Bill Clinton, by any chance? ), but something still seems weird to me.

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."

So a Utilitarian is likely to say things like "Honesty is a standard which everyone should accept" or "Life is sacred"?

LOL---Seems unlikely to me, but OK.

 

[skylights]

every time i read the title of this thread i think it says

"Are you an IMMORTAL BASTARD?"

i suppose the answer is still no.