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  • Psychology
  • Medical Ethics
  • Education

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  • Moral reasoning and decision-making are fundamental human cognitive processes.
  • These skills are particularly critical in professions requiring ethical judgment and support for others, such as medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of academic training on moral reasoning development.
  • To compare moral judgment differences across various academic disciplines and years of study.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized three dilemma types: moral personal, moral impersonal, and nonmoral.
  • Assessed first-year and final-year students from Economics, Medicine, and Psychology programs.
  • Measured response times and decision-making patterns.

Main Results:

  • Psychology students exhibited longer processing times for dilemmas.
  • Medical students demonstrated enhanced moral sensitivity with academic progression.
  • Other students showed a regression in moral judgment over their academic careers.
  • Female students generally displayed increased response and reading times for moral decisions.

Conclusions:

  • Faculty enrollment is a primary determinant of moral decision-making.
  • Sex and academic seniority significantly modulate moral reasoning development.
  • Higher education curricula may differentially shape ethical judgment across disciplines.