Personal Ethics Survey
Age:
Gender: M or F
1. Choose your top 5 values and rate them 1-5 in order of importance to you.
__ Money __ Strength
__ Power/Status __ Intelligence
__ Respect __ Education
__ Family __ Happiness
__ Friends __ Nationality
__ Security __ Ethnicity
__ Honesty __ Talent
__ Love __ Profession
__ Religion __ Personal Goals
__ Relationship __ Equality
__ Beauty __ Trust
__ Popularity __ Tenacity
__ Athletic Prowess __ Confidence
2. What is your response to the following situations? Please write the number that applies next to the question. Some of the questions may not apply to you, so just leave them blank.
1 2 3 4 5
very wrong neutral right very
wrong right
___Taking a test and then telling your friend what questions were asked.
___Taking credit for someone else's work.
___Cheating on your significant other if you knew they would never find out.
___Cheating on your significant other and then not telling them.
___Getting a powerful family friend to help you get into college.
___Hiring an expert to help with college admission essays and the admissions process.
___Taking a class to improve your SAT scores.
___Saying that you are older than you really are.
___Using a fake ID to purchase alcohol.
___Using marijuana.
___Using cocaine.
___You notice that your friend is drunk at a dance and do not turn them in.
___You notice someone who is not your friend and is drunk at a dance and turn them in.
___Telling the parents of an anorexic friend that your friend has an eating disorder when he/she confided in you.
___You hear your friend making a racist/homophobic joke and do not stop them.
___You see a car accident but do not stop as a witness because you are in a hurry.
___You see a stranger screaming (and/or hitting) their child in a public place and tell the parent that it is inappropriate.
___A young high school girl becomes pregnant and gets an abortion.
___This same girl gets an abortion without the knowledge of her parents because they would disown her.
___A teenage boy has unprotected sex with a long time friend because he's pretty sure she doesn't have any diseases.
___A man steals an old woman's purse and you don't do anything to stop him.
___Keeping incorrect change when the cashier makes a mistake.
___You see a homeless man on the street and ignore him as he asks for money.
___You find a wallet (with an ID) and don't return the wallet.
___You can have any wish come true, but it means that a random person in the world would die.