Moral Foundations Theory, developed by psychologists Jonathan Haidt and Craig Joseph, suggests that there are psychological foundations underlying human morality that are innate and universal to every civilization across history. According to the theory, people’s moral judgments are based on six primary foundations: Care, Fairness, Liberty, In-Group Loyalty, Purity, and Authority/Order. These foundations represent evolved mechanisms that have helped humans navigate social interactions. Individuals, ideologies, and cultures each prioritize these foundations differently, leading to variations in moral values and beliefs. For the aforementioned reasons, Haidt’s theory does not recognize any set of moral beliefs as being objectively correct or inherently superior. In this test, you will be presented with a statement, and then will answer with your opinion on the statement from a range of Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree, with each answer slightly effecting your scores. Your final scores will be shown as a percentage for each foundation, along with an explanation of each foundation’s broader meaning down below.
There are 48 questions in the test. The average time of completion is 15 minutes.
My results
Summary
Care 81, Fairness 96, Liberty 85, In-Group 37, Purity 15, Authority 29.
I can’t imagine who’d agree with that. Should it be socially acceptable to offer a high status person the chance to skip a queue? You’d also probably get more yeses that way, and that’s probably a more realistic question.
But should someone in the British monarchy be allowed to ask to skip the queue to buy theater tickets, for example? I think a lot of British citizens, even loyalists, would disagree.
