ETHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF DECISION-MAKING BY STUDENTS IN SITUATION OF MORAL CHOICE

The article systematizes psychological aspects of a personal moral choice, the conditions of a person's moral freedom, describes the situation of a moral choice. The subject of the study is the ethic characteristics of decision-making by students in a situation of a moral choice. A sample of respondents consists of 168 students. The authors used the immersion method in the situation of a moral choice 'Friend-Guide-2' by E.K. Veselova and S.A. Chernyaeva. The findings of an experiment on studying the main parameters of decision-making in a situation of a moral choice by students are presented in the empirical part of the study. The quantitative and qualitative analyses of the empirical data of the study are carried out. The authors investigated the morality index, indicators of moral orientation, and the motives for reasoning the decision proposed. While interpreting the experimental data, the authors found out some differences in the aspects of girls' and boys' morality (1st and 4th year students). The 1st and 4th year female students showed a lower moral mark than that of the young men. The 1st year male students show awareness in keeping moral standards and think about the consequences of their choice. The girls in the sample tend to make a decision spontaneously in a situation of a moral choice. The 4th year young men tend to make constructive decisions, formulate recommendations for actions in situations of a moral choice. (C) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK