Donald McCabe and Other Researchers Find That Cheating Is Widespread

Multiple Choice

Donald McCabe and other researchers find that cheating is widespread among high-school students. Students of this age appear to be less guilt-ridden than college students, and more apt to blame others-school teachers and society-for their dishonesty. What general conclusion does this research point to?

A) Moral development is not related to moral behavior.
B) Moral behavior is affected by societal standards, expectations, and specific contexts.
C) High-school students are not capable of the same levels of abstract moral reasoning as are college students.
D) Moral behavior has a universal sequence of development that is different from that of moral reasoning.