stock records the response to the question: You have just come            from a secret meeting of the board of directors of a company.            You have a close friend who will be ruined unless he can get            out of the market before the board's decision becomes known.              You happen to be having dinner at that friend's house this            same evening.  Would you tip him off in view of your obligations            to the company and your obligation to your friend?
insurance records the response to the question: You are a             doctor for an insurance company. You examine a close friend who             needs more insurance. You find that he is in pretty good shape,             but you are doubtful on one or two minor points which are            difficult to diagnose.  Would you shade your doubts in his             favor in view of your obligations to the insurance company and             your obligation to your friend?
play records the response to the question: You are a New York        drama critic. A close friend of yours has sunk all his savings            in a new Broadway play.  You really think the play is no good.            Would you go easy on his play in your review in view of your             obligations to your readers and your obligation to your friend?
accident records the response to the question: You are riding in            a car driven by a close friend, and he hits a pedestrian.            You know he was going at least 35 miles an hour in a             20-mile-an-hour speed zone. There are no other witnesses.             His lawyer says that if you testify under oath that the speed was            only 20 miles an hour, it may save him from serious consequences.            What do you think you'd probably do in view of the obligations            of a sworn witness and the obligation to your friend?
For a full description of the questions, type "notes in 5/8".
Each variable is coded with 0 indicating a particularistic            response and 1 indicating a universalistic response.
Variables represent responses of students from Harvard            and Radcliffe who were asked how             they would respond to four situations. Respondents            selected either a particularistic response (based on obligations             to a friend) or universalistic response (based on obligations             to society).
Data from Samuel A. Stouffer and Jackson Toby, March 1951,         "Role conflict and personality", _The American Journal            of Sociology_, vol. 56 no. 5, 395-406.