APA Dictionary of Psychology
ethical judgment
- a moral decision made by an individual, especially a difficult one made in the context of a real or hypothetical ethical dilemma. Such judgments often reveal the beliefs that an individual applies in discriminating between right and wrong and the attitudes that comprise their basic moral orientation.
- the faculty of making moral distinctions. Also called moral judgment.
Updated on 11/15/2023
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