Morality Test

Designed to explore how you weigh care, fairness, loyalty, authority, purity, and personal freedom, the Morality Test presents 30 questions and takes about 6 minutes. Your profile highlights the moral principles that guide your judgments, offering a practical starting point for self-reflection and understanding your ethical priorities.

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How the Scales are Structured

Community EthicsCE

Measures how strongly a person prioritizes group well-being, solidarity, and adherence to community norms in moral judgments.

example score4/5

4/5Highexample score

0 – 2.4Low

2.4 – 3.8Moderate

3.8 – 5High

A score of 4 indicates a high emphasis on group cohesion and community interests when evaluating what is right or wrong.

Ethics of AutonomyEoA

Measures how strongly a person bases moral judgments on personal autonomy, individual rights, and freedom of self-expression.

example score2/5

2/5Lower autonomy focusexample score

0 – 2.5Lower autonomy focus

2.5 – 4Moderate autonomy focus

4 – 5High autonomy focus

A score of 2 suggests a lower emphasis on autonomy-based morality, with other moral considerations likely carrying more weight in judgments.

PurityP

Measures how strongly a person values purity and avoiding perceived moral or bodily contamination.

example score2/5

2/5Lowexample score

0 – 2.5Low

2.5 – 4Moderate

4 – 5High

A score of 2 falls in the Low range, suggesting that purity, sanctity, and taboo concerns are generally less central when forming moral judgments.

RespectR

Measures how strongly a person values respect for authority, tradition, and established social norms when making moral judgments.

example score3/5

3/5Moderateexample score

0 – 2.2Low

2.2 – 3.7Moderate

3.7 – 5High

A score of 3 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced tendency to respect rules and hierarchy while still allowing room for independent or critical evaluation of authority.

Ingroup LoyaltyIL

Measures how strongly moral judgments emphasize loyalty, allegiance, and commitment to one’s group or community.

example score2/5

2/5More individualisticexample score

0 – 2.2More individualistic

2.2 – 4Balanced

4 – 5Strong group loyalty

A score of 2 falls in the 'More individualistic' range, suggesting group loyalty is a relatively less central basis for your moral judgments compared with other considerations.

FairnessF

Assesses how strongly fairness, honesty, and equal treatment guide moral judgments.

example score3/5

3/5Moderate priorityexample score

0 – 2.6Lower priority

2.6 – 4.1Moderate priority

4.1 – 5High priority

A score of 3 suggests fairness and honesty are a meaningful influence on your moral judgments, but not a dominant guiding principle in all situations.

Care/Harm AvoidanceCA

Measures how strongly a person prioritizes caring for others and avoiding causing harm in their moral judgments.

example score2/5

2/5Lower concernexample score

0 – 2.2Lower concern

2.2 – 4Moderate concern

4 – 5Higher concern

A score of 2 falls in the Lower concern range, suggesting caring and harm-avoidance are less central drivers of your moral evaluations than they are for many people.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Political and social debaters

41%OF USERS

People who argue about current events take it to understand why others’ moral priorities differ and which foundations drive disagreements.

Psychology and sociology learners

34%OF USERS

Students and self-learners use it to explore Haidt’s moral foundations and compare their own profile with patterns discussed in research.

Team leads and mediators

25%OF USERS

Managers, HR, and conflict mediators take it to spot which values trigger resistance in communication and to navigate value-based friction in groups.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Community EthicsCE

You?

Average3.2

Typical rangeTypical2.5 – 3.9

Possible0 – 5

Ethics of AutonomyEoA

You?

Average2.4

Typical rangeTypical1.8 – 3.1

Possible0 – 5

CleanlinessC

You?

Average1.3

Typical rangeTypical0.6 – 2.1

Possible0 – 5

RespectR

You?

Average1.8

Typical rangeTypical1.1 – 2.5

Possible0 – 5

Loyalty to the groupLttg

You?

Average3.6

Typical rangeTypical2.8 – 4.4

Possible0 – 5

JusticeJ

You?

Average2.9

Typical rangeTypical2 – 3.8

Possible0 – 5

Care/Avoidance of HarmCoH

You?

Average2.7

Typical rangeTypical2.1 – 3.3

Possible0 – 5

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

The questionnaire consists of two parts. For the first 15 items, the question is: When you evaluate someone’s behavior and decide whether it is right or wrong, how important are the following considerations to you? For the next 15 items: Please read the following statements and indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with them.

- Not at all important
- Not important
- Somewhat important
- Quite important
- Very important
- Extremely important
- Not at all important
- Not important
- Somewhat important
- Fairly important
- Very important
- Extremely important
- Not at all important
- Not important
- Somewhat important
- Fairly important
- Very important
- Extremely important

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Morality Test - Description and methodology of the test

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People who want to understand the principles behind everyday judgments can use the Morality Test to examine why care, fairness, loyalty, authority, purity, or personal freedom carries different weight across situations. It suits readers reflecting on ethical priorities, relationships, and social choices. As a moral values test, it produces a profile of emphases rather than a single verdict about character.

What This Assessment Explores

A moral foundations test compares:

Community Ethics (0-5) reflects welfare; Low 0-2.4, Moderate 2.4-3.8, High 3.8-5.
Ethics of Autonomy (0-5) measures rights/freedom; Lower autonomy focus 0-2.5, Moderate autonomy focus 2.5-4, High 4-5.
Purity (0-5) measures purity; Low 0-2.5, Moderate 2.5-4, High 4-5.
Respect (0-5) measures authority/tradition; Low 0-2.2, Moderate 2.2-3.7, High 3.7-5.
Ingroup Loyalty (0-5) measures loyalty; More individualistic 0-2.2, Balanced 2.2-4, Strong group loyalty 4-5.
Fairness (0-5) measures impartiality; Lower priority 0-2.6, Moderate priority 2.6-4.1, High 4.1-5.
Care/Harm Avoidance (0-5) measures care/harm; Lower concern 0-2.2, Moderate concern 2.2-4, Higher concern 4-5.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

The questionnaire uses two six-point response formats. Some items ask how important a consideration is in judging an action; others ask agreement with statements about virtues, authority, equality, roles, and group obligations. Choices run from low importance or strong disagreement to highest endorsement.

Results appear on the displayed 0-5 scales, but the online version does not state how responses become points. It provides no population norms, so the ranges are not universal cutoffs or an overall ranking.

Its structure is conceptually consistent with the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (Graham et al., 2011), which organizes moral judgment around care, fairness, loyalty, authority, and purity. Graham, Haidt, and Nosek’s 2009 study supports the broader foundations framework; this questionnaire is not presented as a validated reproduction or adaptation of either study.

As a moral personality test, it is most useful for noticing patterns in self-reported priorities. Scores can shift with current context, memory, social desirability, and interpretation of wording, so mixed results may reflect different reactions to different situations rather than a stable trait.

Author: C. Joseph, J. Graham, J. Haidt

Literature:

Graham, J., Nosek, B. A., Haidt, J., Iyer, R., Koleva, S., & Ditto, P. H. (2011). Mapping the moral domain. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(2), 366-385. 10.1037/a0021847
Graham, J., Haidt, J., & Nosek, B. A. (2009). Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96(5), 1029-1046. 10.1037/a0015141

Updated: 2025-10-02