BBC Test of Moral Maturity

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I scored 36.5 out of 44 on the Morals - Social Responsibility Questionnaire.

I've scored 34.5 out of 44

I take into account the consequences of actions for other people, whetner for benefit or harm, as a consiseration in its own right for deciding how one should act towards others. I emphasise relationships, thinking how I might feel if I was on the recieving end. Empathy is important as well as compassion.

I'm 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. I will value, love and respect others and appreciate some higher values, as well as speaking of the benefits of a clean conscience of pride.

36 out of 44.

Honestly I was disappointed with the way the quiz described me. I feel that I'm more open minded than that, and possibly more selfish.

27 out of 44

Results

You scored 40 out of a total of 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.

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.

37.5/44. The highest category of social reasoning. I live by a far more complex moral and ethical code than anybody here cares to give me credit for.

My score:

You scored 33.5 out of a total of 44.

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.

37.5/44. The highest category of social reasoning. I live by a far more complex moral and ethical code than anybody here cares to give me credit for.

41.5/ 45

Guess that comes form my social reforms background while being in law school at the present time lol

Roe

You scored 30.5 out of a total of 44.
My feelings that most of humanity should be wiped out did not seam to count ageist me much

You scored 36.5 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 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.

Well it's nice to know this.

I can't answer the first question. Importance has nothing to do with it. First let it be decided who we are talking about. Each promise and each life makes the answer different. The importance varies with the promise, the people involved, and whose goals we are talking about.

Looks like i can't answer any of the questions with the given responses.

-Think about a time when you have promised something to a friend. How important is it for people to keep promises, if they can, to their friends?

Importance for what? In general it is important to keep promises to friends if you want to strengthen the trust of the relationship. But perhaps that is not what you want to do.

-What about keeping a promise to any person? How important is it for people to keep promises, if they can, even to someone they hardly know?

Again, important for what? It may be wise to keep a promise to a random stranger in case you run into that stranger again, or if people are observing you for your behavior and are trying to find out if you are the type that keeps promises. Or it may be wise to not keep promises with random strangers if say an employer who wants that kind of behavior in an employee for some reason, is observing your behavior. The importance of it varies from situation to situation.

Okay, i just ran through them all, and my answer for everyone one is "It varies from situation to situation."