Social Axioms Survey

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/social-axioms-survey

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the instrument design?A 30-statement questionnaire utilizing a Likert scale to measure generalized social beliefs
2. What is the primary dimensions measured?Includes cynicism, fate control, reward for application, social integrity, and spiritualism
3. Why do scientists use the Social Axioms Survey?It helps them measure common ideas and differences about fairness, trust, and order. This shows how cultures work together or have conflicts.
4. How many countries and people took part in the survey?The survey was given in more than 60 countries and included tens of thousands of participants.

Generalized Beliefs: Broad assumptions about the world and human behavior that are widely accepted within a group.
Social Cognition: The mental processes involved in perceiving, interpreting, and remembering social information.