| Sumario: | Three experiments were conducted to examine whether cognitive-structural models of moral reasoning overlook contextual determinants of moral reasoning and, hence, do not improve knowledge about real-life moral reasoning. In the first experiment, subjects completed the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and the Personal Moral Dilemma Inventory (PMDI); in the second, moral role-plays were employed to fill the DIT and PMDI; and in the third, subjects detailed the response sets developing from these role-plays. Findings revealed that high- and low-principled reasoners' replies to real-life problems were not significantly different. In addition, it was more difficult to differentiate from moral to immoral responses to DIT dilemmas than similar reactions to real-life problems. It is concluded that the findings support the assertion that cognitive-structural models of moral reasoning do not deal with everyday moral issues.
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