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Jonathan Haidt's moral foundations test

Ronaldo

New Member
This test is based on moral foundations theory, a psychological theory that claims to explain political differences. I've no real opinion on how accurate or useful it is, but I'm interested in hearing results of people of RF. Take the test here here.

These are the six 'foundations' of morality that purportedly determine one's politics.

These were my results:

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I don't consider myself to be particularly political, but my Purity score I believe definitely puts me in the conservative camp.
 

rocala

Well-Known Member
We seem to be very different people. I got
Care 89%
Fairness 86%
Purity 42%
Liberty 72%

My morality is closest to Left/Lib
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
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Some of the questions didn't strike me as being based on moral foundations.
 

Jayhawker Soule

-- untitled --
Premium Member
Ordered result ...

94% :: Fairness​
83% :: Care​
71% :: Liberty​
42% :: Purity​
33% :: Authority​
12% :: In-Group​

I was surprised by the Purity(42%) and Authority(33%) scores.
 

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
The closest to mine so far.

Here is the text of their commentary (which does not seem to be customized by test taker):

"Explanation:

Moral Foundations Theory, developed by psychologists Jonathan Haidt and Craig Joseph, suggests that there are innate and universal psychological foundations underlying human morality:

The CARE foundation is defined by a desire to minimize the suffering of others.
Those who score highly in it are more likely to value tolerance, pacifism, generosity, and mercy.
Care is one of the more commonly held foundations, but happens to be particularly strong among Social Progressives and Cosmpolitans.

The FAIRNESS foundation is defined by a desire for people to be held accountable for their actions in an equal playing field.
Those who score highly in it are more likely to value equality, justice, reciprocity, integrity, and honesty.
Fairness is the most omnipresent foundation, with the vast majority of people scoring highly in it, but happens to be particularly strong among Socialists and Left Liberals (Social Democrats).

The LIBERTY foundation is defined by a desire for people to have agency over their lives without outside coercion.
Those who score highly in it are more likely to value autonomy, privacy, free speech, and voluntarism.
Anarchists, Libertarians and Classic Liberals usually score highest in this category.

The INGROUP-LOYALTY foundation is defined by a desire for members of one's "natural" ingroups (such as their family, tribe, or nation) to forego their personal aspirations and sympathies towards external causes in order to benefit the group. Those who score more highly in it are more likely to value self-sacrifice, national sovreignty, preservation of culture, strength, and patriotism.
Nationalists and Identitarians usually score highest in this category.

The PURITY foundation is defined by a desire to uphold a standard of "high society" and avoid behavior that is percieved as primitive, degenerate, or spiritually degrading.
Those who score highly in it are more likely to value cleanliness, beauty, etiquette, abstinence, chastity, frugality, and spirituality.
Social Conservatives usually score highest in this category, especially those with a religious background.

The AUTHORITY foundation is defined by a desire to achieve stability through a structured social order, and deference to the rules, authorities, and institutions within said order.
Those who score highly in it are more likely to value order, duty, rule of law, discipline, and merit
Social Conservatives usually score highest in this category.

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LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
Some of the question mixed things (examples) that I had different opinions on.
That may be part of the methodology.

For these tests to have any usefulness, they can't ask only questions with obvious answers.

Everyone will prefer stable, wealthy communities where everyone accepts and understands each other if that is within grasp. But there is considerable and often surprising disagreement about how it would be possible and desirable to approach that state of things.

There are those who believe that integration of foreign values is dangerous (and in certain situations it is), while others welcome it.

There is wild dispute on how liberty and fairness relate to each other. Same among "purity" and "in-group".

Whether "authority" is even a value at all is quite the can of worms in itself.

And I suspect that for many in the right wing of politics, particularly at the far right, there isn't any real difference between "fairness" and "liberty". Others see them as very much at odds with each other (as do I).

There does not seem to be much question of whether In-Group Loyalty should be considered a moral value. I regret that. It is very much questionable whether it should.

I am almost offended that my score in "In-Group Loyalty" is so high.
 
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