Table 4. Pre-test descriptive statistics...

Table 4.

Pre-test descriptive statistics

	Experimental group
	Control group		Treatment group		Total		Differences between experimental groups
	(N = 14)		(N = 41)		(N = 55)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t	df	p	sig.
Moral dilemma
Moderating revenues
Justice	3.88	1.70	3.16	0.99	3.35	1.23	1.50	16.14	0.153
Relativism	4.39	1.56	3.74	1.26	3.91	1.35	1.41	19.09	0.175
Utilitarianism	5.11	1.39	4.65	1.15	4.76	1.22	1.12	19.41	0.277
Contractualism	4.68	1.73	2.74	1.39	3.24	1.70	3.79	19.10	0.001	**
Moral judgment	4.50	2.03	5.39	1.18	5.16	1.48	–1.55	16.10	0.140
Reclassifying assets
Justice	3.12	1.67	2.59	0.94	2.73	1.18	1.12	15.92	0.281
Relativism	4.04	1.46	3.29	1.26	3.48	1.34	1.70	20.03	0.105
Utilitarianism	5.04	1.39	4.50	1.36	4.64	1.38	1.25	22.14	0.225
Contractualism	2.96	1.45	2.34	1.34	2.50	1.38	1.42	21.12	0.171
Moral judgment	4.93	1.69	5.80	1.10	5.58	1.32	–1.82	16.90	0.087
Hiding information
Justice	2.69	1.80	2.15	0.85	2.28	1.17	1.09	15.01	0.293
Relativism	3.32	1.58	2.83	1.33	2.95	1.40	1.05	19.71	0.308
Utilitarianism	3.79	1.77	3.82	1.35	3.81	1.45	–0.06	18.46	0.953
Contractualism	2.68	1.62	2.27	1.24	2.37	1.34	0.86	18.46	0.399
Moral judgment	5.36	1.78	5.80	0.95	5.69	1.22	–0.90	15.60	0.383

	Experimental group
	Control group		Treatment group		Total		Differences betweenexperimental groups
	(N = 14)		(N = 41)		(N = 55)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t	df	p	sig.
Moral dilemma
Moderating revenues
Justice	3.88	1.70	3.16	0.99	3.35	1.23	1.50	16.14	0.153
Relativism	4.39	1.56	3.74	1.26	3.91	1.35	1.41	19.09	0.175
Utilitarianism	5.11	1.39	4.65	1.15	4.76	1.22	1.12	19.41	0.277
Contractualism	4.68	1.73	2.74	1.39	3.24	1.70	3.79	19.10	0.001	**
Moral judgment	4.50	2.03	5.39	1.18	5.16	1.48	–1.55	16.10	0.140
Reclassifying assets
Justice	3.12	1.67	2.59	0.94	2.73	1.18	1.12	15.92	0.281
Relativism	4.04	1.46	3.29	1.26	3.48	1.34	1.70	20.03	0.105
Utilitarianism	5.04	1.39	4.50	1.36	4.64	1.38	1.25	22.14	0.225
Contractualism	2.96	1.45	2.34	1.34	2.50	1.38	1.42	21.12	0.171
Moral judgment	4.93	1.69	5.80	1.10	5.58	1.32	–1.82	16.90	0.087
Hiding information
Justice	2.69	1.80	2.15	0.85	2.28	1.17	1.09	15.01	0.293
Relativism	3.32	1.58	2.83	1.33	2.95	1.40	1.05	19.71	0.308
Utilitarianism	3.79	1.77	3.82	1.35	3.81	1.45	–0.06	18.46	0.953
Contractualism	2.68	1.62	2.27	1.24	2.37	1.34	0.86	18.46	0.399
Moral judgment	5.36	1.78	5.80	0.95	5.69	1.22	–0.90	15.60	0.383

Notes:

Mean scores related to moral philosophies (justice, relativism, utilitarianism and contractualism) close to 7 indicate that an action is perceived as just (justice), contextually acceptable (relativism), bringing the greatest good to the greatest number of people (utilitarianism) or not violating the social contract (contractualism). For the moral judgment variable, responses close to 1 indicate that an action is ethical. **p < 0.01

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