Donald McCabe and Other Researchers Find That Cheating Is Widespread

question 38

Multiple Choice

Donald McCabe and other researchers find that cheating is widespread among high-school students. Students of this age appear to be less guilt-ridden than college students, and more apt to blame others-school teachers and society-for their dishonesty. What general conclusion does this research point to?

• A) Moral development is not related to moral behavior.
• B) Moral behavior is affected by societal standards, expectations, and specific contexts.
• C) High-school students are not capable of the same levels of abstract moral reasoning as are college students.
• D) Moral behavior has a universal sequence of development that is different from that of moral reasoning.

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