DiscussionThe students sampled expressed a variety of opinions regarding the socioscientific issuesthey confronted during the interviews. Despite the fact that all of the scenarios to which studentsresponded stemmed from genetic engineering issues, they elicited a wide range of judgments anddecision-making patterns as evidenced by the varying degrees to which the respondentssupported the uses of genetic technologies. Whereas eighteen of the participants approved of theuse of gene therapy for combating diseases like SCID, only one of the participants supported theuse of cloning for the purpose of recreating successful people. The number of participants whosupported or opposed particular genetic engineering applications was relatively insignificant ascompared to the patterns that emerged from the rationales offered in support of these decisions.The figures are presented here to support the contention that the issues discussed werecontroversial enough to study construal and moral decision-making