Biden or Trump Test

The IDRlabs Biden or Trump test was compiled from various studies in Moral Foundations Theory. The test provides an informed pointer on the morality of each candidate’s supporters as extracted from studies and polls. The test is merely a snapshot related to Moral Foundations Theory should not take the place of familiarizing oneself with the policies of each candidate in depth.

The test measures morality in relation to politics on the following four dimensions: Empathy: Those with higher empathy scores believe that the government has a moral obligation to care for those who are vulnerable. Those with lower scores may also care for the vulnerable, but do not prioritize it as highly when ranking the many jobs the government has to do. Markets: Those with higher market scores believe that people should be allowed to keep more of what they earn and that the market naturally rewards productive actions. Those with lower scores tend to support higher levels of income redistribution. Heritage: Those with high heritage scores tend to be proud of America’s history and values and American’s traditional way of life. Those with lower scores tend to take a negative view of America’s history and values and feel that drastic social reform is necessary. Freedom: Those with higher freedom scores feel that individuals should not be controlled or restricted in their actions by the state as long as they are not a danger to others. Those with lower scores feel certain actions and beliefs should come before individual autonomy.

The test was compiled on the basis of the following materials: Graham, J., Nosek, B. A., Haidt, J., Iyer, R., Koleva, S., Ditto, P.: Mapping the Moral Domain Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 101(2), 2011. Graham, J., Haidt, J., Nosek, Brian A.: Liberals and Conservatives Rely on Different Sets of Moral Foundations Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 96, 2009. Iyer R., Koleva S., Graham J., Ditto P., Haidt J.: Understanding Libertarian Morality PLoS ONE 7(8), 2012. Kim, K.R., Kang, J., Yun, S.: Moral Intuitions and Political Orientation Psychological Reports 111(1), 2012. Nilsson, A., Erlandsson, A.: The Moral Foundations Taxonomy Personality and Individual Differences 76, 2015. Clifford, S., Iyengar, V., Cabeza, R., Sinnott-Armstrong, W.: Moral Foundations Vignettes Behavior Research Methods, 2015. YouGov: Cato Institute National Survey on Policing and Criminal Justice, Cato Institute/YouGov, November 19-24, 2015. Gross, N., Medvetz, T. Russell, R.: The Contemporary American Conservative Movement Annual Review of Sociology 37, 2011.

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