本書是以James R. Rest界定問題測驗（Defining Issues Test, DIT）為主的道德判斷書籍之一。在此之前Rest於一九七九年出版Development in Judging Moral Issues一書，旨在檢討DIT的信效度。本書則是在確認DIT的信效度後，匯整五百餘篇DIT的研究結果，而以理論將之貫串。Rest在第一章中即提出「四成分模式」（Four-Compone
"This book focuses on a theoretical framework (the Four-Component Model) and evaluations of the Defining Issues Test (DIT) developed by Rest and his coworkers. The authors assess their own work with t
Every year in this country, some 10,000 college and university courses are taught in applied ethics. And many professional organizations now have their own codes of ethics. Yet social science has had
Although Lawrence Kohlberg provided major ideas for psychological research in morality for decades, today some critics regard his work as outmoded, beyond repair, and too faulty for anybody to take se
