| Does the defining issues test measure ethical judgment ability or political position? | |
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PMID: 21675184 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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This article addresses the construct validity of the Defining Issues Test of ethical judgment (DIT/DIT-2). Alleging a political bias in the test, Emler and colleagues (1983, 1998, 1999, 2007), show that conservatives score higher when asked to fake as liberals, implying that they understand the reasoning associated with "higher" moral development but avoid items they see as liberally biased. DIT proponents challenge the internal validity of faking studies, advocating an explained-variance validation. This study takes a new approach: Adult participants complete the DIT-2, then evaluate the raw responses of others to discern political orientation and ethical development. Results show that individuals scoring higher on the DIT-2 rank others' ethical judgment in a way consistent with DIT-2-based rankings. Accuracy at assessing political orientation, however, is low. Results support the DIT-2's validity as a measure of ethical development, not an expression of political position. |
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Authors:
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Charles D Bailey |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of social psychology Volume: 151 ISSN: 0022-4545 ISO Abbreviation: J Soc Psychol Publication Date: 2011 May-Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-06-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376372 Medline TA: J Soc Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 314-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Memphis, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, School of Accountancy, 3665 Central Ave., Memphis, TN 38152, USA. cbailey2@memphis.edu |
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