Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ-20)
What drives your moral instincts?
The MFQ-20 maps your moral intuitions across five foundations. 20 items, about 5 minutes.
What makes something feel wrong to you?
Why does one person find something unacceptable while another sees no problem at all? Moral Foundations Theory argues that humans have a handful of built-in radars — intuitive systems that react to different types of moral violations.
The MFQ-20 measures five of these foundations:
- Care/Harm — Does seeing someone get hurt bother you deeply?
- Fairness/Cheating — Does unfair treatment make your blood boil?
- Loyalty/Betrayal — How strongly do you feel about standing by your group?
- Authority/Subversion — Do you respect tradition and hierarchy?
- Purity/Degradation — Do some things just feel disgusting or wrong?
*Haidt (2007). The new synthesis in moral psychology. Science, 316(5827), 998–1002.*
Result Interpretation
After completing the 20 questions, you'll receive an immediate, detailed report with:
- Your score — calculated automatically based on your responses
- Score interpretation — what your score means in practical terms
- Dimension breakdown — separate scores for each sub-scale
- Context — how your results compare to general population norms where available
All results are displayed on screen. No account or login needed.