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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"moral reasoning"”.
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The Moral Reasoning of Nurse Practitioners
… this phenomenological study was to identify the moral dilemmas experienced by nurse practitioners in their clinical practice and to describe the essential features of moral reasoning utilized by the nurse practitioners to resolve the moral dilemma. The participants in the study were ten female …
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"Mine" or "Ours": Property and Moral Reasoning
… long-standing empirical questions about human morality arising from the critical sociological tradition. It examines, in social-psychological terms, the theoretical contention that systems of ownership predicated on exclusionary conceptions of what is “mine” and/or “ours” causes people to …
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Moral Reasoning and Moral Emotions Linking Hoarding and Scrupulosity
… to experience intense guilt and shame, rigid moralistic thinking, and general cognitive rigidity. However, results of the current study show that, although both hoarding and scrupulosity were related to cognitive rigidity and a tendency to experience guilt and shame, they are not associated …
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Children’s ego functioning and their stage of moral reasoning
… interactions are important in facilitating moral development. As well, there has been evidence suggesting that children's ego functioning is an important consideration in understanding moral functioning. This study investigated the relationship among these variables and how they relate to …
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Children's moral reasoning: influence of culture and collaborative discussion
… discussion on Chinese and American children’s moral reasoning in reflective essays that they composed about a moral and practical dilemma. In contrast to American children who frequently expressed egocentric concerns, Chinese children exhibited altruistic tendencies and expressed more concern …
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Understanding petrified wood theft from a moral reasoning perspective
… nature of the thieves in terms of their level of moral reasoning. A model of noncompliant behavior was developed that incorporated the theory of reasoned action, the theory of planned behavior, the theory of attitude accessibility, and the four-compartment model of morality. The model proved …
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Effects of Moral Sensitivity and Moral Climate on Moral Reasoning
… are expected to behave ethically and morally. It is assumed that moral and ethical reasoning in psychology students develops through exposure to ethical dilemmas within ethics classes and during clinical training experiences. Rest's Four Component Model of Moral Behavior, a …
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Moral reasoning and political beliefs of the University of Zululand students
Moral maturity is understood as the progressive development of more morally adequate forms of moral judgment. Thus one would expect higher levels of moral reasoning from the highly educated. In this study, this assumption is proved to the contrary. When moral judgments of undergraduates and post …
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Examining the Relationship Between Academic Integrity and Moral Reasoning Among Physical Therapy Students
… students’ perceptions of academic dishonesty. Moral reasoning has been investigated throughout medical programs with PT students having displayed lower levels than other professional students. However, no studies investigating the relationship between academic integrity and moral reasoning in …
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Measuring online moral reasoning: the development and psychometric properties of the cyberethics scale
… and reliable instrument that measures online moral reasoning. This instrument is referred to as the Cyberethics Scale (CES). The dissertation examines theoretical basis of CES and describes the process of developing the CES. Cognitive-developmental theories of moral judgment generally explain …
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A comparison of college student moral reasoning and tendency toward choosing service learning courses
<p>This study compared moral reasoning of first year college students who chose to take the service learning section of a required general education course with students who took the non service learning section of the same course using the Visions of Morality Scale. This study hypothesized that …
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A comparison of moral reasoning and moral orientation of American and Turkish university students.
… male and female university students in terms of moral orientation (justice and care) and Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning to examine the influence of culture and gender on moral development. A total of 324 undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 46 are administered the Defining …
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Orientations to moral reasoning among men and women leaders of higher education in Taiwan
… and Mennuti differed in their explanation of a moral reasoning model in higher moral development levels. This study examined how moral orientations relate to gender, culture, and moral dilemma contexts. Eighteen leaders of higher educational institutes in Taiwan, 9 males and 9 females, were …
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The relationship between moral reasoning and sex guilt to premarital sex in adolescents in high schools
The field of moral reasoning has been surrounded by controversy. A lot of research has been done on the subject and a lot of theorists have differed much on thoughts, ideas and on how does an individual become a morally reasoning being. Our decisions pertaining certain issues are generally informed …
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