One Experiment Found That 15% of Students Who Reasoned at the Postconventional

question 33

True/False

One experiment found that 15% of students who reasoned at the postconventional level of morality (the highest category) cheated when given the opportunity.

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Definitions:

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, politics or being influenced by peer pressure.

Milgram's Studies

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Obedience

The act of following orders or instructions, often from an authority figure, without questioning.

Ethical Controls

Measures or guidelines put in place to ensure behavior and practices conform to ethical standards and principles.