Some problems in use of the moral judgment test
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1Department of Psychology, University of Los Andes, Cra. 1E No. 18 A 10, Bogotá, Colombia. cvillega@uniandes.edu.co
Abstract:
The Moral Judgment Test has been widely used in evaluation of moral development; however, it presents some problems related to the trait measured, reliability, and validity of its summary score (C-index). This index reflects consistency in moral judgment, but this construct is different from moral development as stated by Kohlberg. Therefore, users interested in the latter evaluation should refer to other indexes derived from the test. Some of the analyzed problems could be partially corrected with more theory and research on moral consistency as a component of moral competence.
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