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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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NATURE VS NURTURE
-CHANGES IN BIO, PHYSICAL, BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES WITH AGE
-CRITICAL/ SENSITIVE PERIODS

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CRITICAL PERIOD

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AGE WHERE EXPERIENCES MUST OCCUR
-EX) LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

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**SENSITIVE PERIOD

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OPTIMAL AGE RANGE

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RESEARCH DESIGN; CROSS SECTIONAL DESIGN

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PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES ARE STUDIED AT A GIVEN TIME
-OBTAIN DATA QUICK

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RESEARCH DESIGN; LONGITUDINAL DESIGN

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SAME SET OF PEOPLE STUDIED AS THEY AGE
–COHORT
-THIS IS LONG TERM, PEOPLE MAY DROP OUT
-ARE THEY ONLY SPECIFIC TO THIS COHORT

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RESEARCH DESIG; SEQUENTIAL DESIGN

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COMBO OG CROSS SECTIONAL AND LOGITUDINAL
-TEST SEVERAL COHORTS AS THEY AGE
-THIS DESIGN IS MORE COMPREHENSIVE

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STAGES OF PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT

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  1. GERMINAL STAGE; FIRST 2W OF LIFE, FERTALIZATION, ZYGOTE
  2. EMBRYOTIC STAGE; 2W-8W, EMBRYO, ORGANS START TO DEVELOP
  3. FETAL STAGE - 9W-BIRTH, FETUS
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ZYGOTE

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ONE SPERM FERTILISES AN EGG=ZYGOTE
-UNDERGOES CELL DIVISION

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EMBRYO

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MASS OF CELLS FORMING LIFE SUPPORT STRUCTURES LIKE PLACENTA AND CORD, AND ORGANS

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TDF

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TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; TRIGGERS MALE SEX DEVELOPMENT
-DETERMINES 6-8 WEEKS AFTER CONCEPTION
–CRITICAL PERIOD!

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TERATOGENS

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EX) MERCURY, LEAD, RADIATION, NICOTINE
-ENVIRONMENTA AGENTS THAT MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT

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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

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COULD PASS FROM MOTHER TO BABY AND CAUSE DAMAGE, BLINDESS OR DEAFNESS

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ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES, THE MOTHER

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MATERNAL STRESS; PREMATURE BIRTHS, INFANT IRRITABILITY,
MATERNAL MALNUTRITION; MISCARRAIGE STILL BIRTH, IMPAIRED BRAIN DEV

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ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; FETAL ALC SPECTRUM DISORDER

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-COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL AND PHYSICAL DEFICITS CAUSED DUE TO PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO ALC

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ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; FAS- FETAL ALC SYNDROME

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-DISORDER WITHIN THE SPECTRUM
-CLUSTER OF DEVELOP ABNORMALITIES
EX) FACIAL ABNORM, MALFORMED BRAINS, PSYCH AND SOCIAL IMPAIRMENTS

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INFANCY

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-WHEN CONDUCTING A STUDY, THEY MUST CONSIDER THEIR MOTOR AND ATTN SPAN /SENSORY LIMITATIONS
-MEASURE BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE

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WILLIAM JAMES THOUGHT OF BABIES

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NEWBORNS WORLD IS A BLOOMING CONFUSION; AN EMPTY AND DISORGANIZATION OF THE BRAIN

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VISION IN BABIES

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-CAN TRACK OBJECTS, BUT ARE NEAR SIGHTED
-20/800 EYESIGHT, BUT PROGRESSIVELY GETS BETTER IN 6 MONTHS

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COLOUR VISION

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NEWBORNS CAN SEE FEW COLOURS, BUT BY 3 MONTHS THEY HAVE A FULL RANGE PERCEPTION

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PREFERENTIAL LOOKING PROCEDURE

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-USED TO DETERMINE PREFERENCE FOR VISUAL STIMULI.
TIME SPENT LOOKING AT STIMULI IS RECORDED, INFANTS PREFER COMPLEX STIMULI

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SENSES AT BIRTH

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TACTILE, AUDITORY, CHEMICAL PERCEPTUAL SENSES

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NEWBORN LEARNING; HABITUATION

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RECOGNIZE FAMILIAR OVER UNFAMILIAR FACES REGARDLESS OF EXPRESSION

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NEWBORN LEARNING; CLASSICAL AND OPERANT CONDITIONING

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ACQUIRE CONDITIONED RESPONSES
-OPERANT- MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
-THEY EXPECT “REWARDS” AFTER

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NEWBORN LEARNING; IMITATION

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BABIES CAN IMITATE ADULT EXPRESSIONS

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new born sensory and perception; sound localisation

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-ability to localise sounds exists from birth until 3m of age, disappears then reappeares at 4-5m

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newborn sensory and perception; phoneme discrimination

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-ability to detect changes in speech sounds, even better than adults.
-disappears at 12m

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newborn sensory and perception; musisc perception

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can process and remember music

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physical development; stages

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1st; brainstem; basic survival factores
later; associative cortex ateas, frontal cortex

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physical development; growth rate

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brains of 5 y/o +90% of adult size
-new synapses formed, brain becomes more specialized

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motor development

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follows stage-like sequences that age of acquirment does not vary
ex)stand to support->pull self to stand

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new born environmental and cultural influences

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-physical; diet, social, toys, physical touch
-sensory; visual deprivation can perm damage vision

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proximodistal princuiple

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inner most important part of the body develops first

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cephalocaudal principle

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fetal bodies develop in a head to body fashion

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cognitive developmentz; piaget’s stage model

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assimilation., accommodation
-brain builds schemas to acheive understanding
-children think ab the world differently from adults

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piaget’s model; assimilation

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new experiences fit into existing schemas, having confidence to adapt to new things because of schemas schema; organize patterns of thoughts and actions
- produces more complex schemas

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piaget’s model; accommodation

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new experiences change existing schemas/ create new schemas, learn as you live

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piagets stage 1; sensorimotor stage

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-birth to 2y/o
-understand world through sensory experience and physical interactions
-begin to acquire language
-object permamence

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object permanence;

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understanding that an object still exists even though it can no longer be seen
-8 months of age

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piagets stage 2; preoperational stage

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  • 2 -7 years
    -represented symbolically through words or images
    -doesnt understand convo
    -their thinking reflects egocentrism; ex) others see the world the same as themselves
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piagets stage 3; concrete operational stage

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-7-12 years
-perform basic mental operations; simple problems and situations
-difficulty w problems that require hypothetical reasoning
-form mental maps; geography

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piaget stage 4; formal operational stage

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-11-12 years…
- logically think about concrete and hypothetical problems
-form and test hypotheses

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hibituation studies of children

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-object permanence
-proved piagets stages wrong

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vygotsky; social context of cognitive development

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-social interaction can influence maturation
-zone of proximal development

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zone of proximal development

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-difference between what a child can do independently vs what a child can do with assistance from others
-social assistance can push maturation forward in a certain age/zone thats set by biological maturation
ex) parents/older siblings help with math homework

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coginitve development as a gradual process; information search stategies

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-spot the difference picture;
Vurpilllot assessed eye movements of children while doing this excersise
-younger children did not succeed but older did

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theory of mind

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-understanding other people have different mental states
-develops at 4 yrs
-toys reflects theoty of mind
-lying and deception reflects theory of mind

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false belief tasks

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EARLY EMOTIONS; 18 MONTH

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-SENSE OF SELF
-DISPLAY BASIC EMOTIONS OVERTLY
EX) ENVY, EMBARRASSMENT, EMPATHY

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EARLY EMOTIONS; 2 YEARS

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-LEARN AB STANDARDS AND RULES EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
-EMOTIONS LIKE PRODE, SHAME, GUILT

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EARLY EMOTIONAL REGULATION

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  • COMES WITH AGE; EVALUATE AND MODIFY EMOTIONAL REGULATIONS
    EX) SELF SOOTHING, STUFFED ANIMALS, TANTRUMS, LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE
    -EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE; REFLECTS SOCIAL LIFE AND CAN ALSO INFLUENCE IT
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imprinting

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critical period- moments after birth -days after
-biologically primed form of attachment w mother

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ERIKSON’S PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY

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-8 PYSCHOSOCIAL STAGES, EACH W A CRISIS TO BE RESOLVED;
-PERSONALITY IS NOT FIXED IN CHILDHOOD
-THEMES AND PATTERNS THAT EMERGE EARLY COULD BE IMPORTANT LATER IN LIFE

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attachment

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-sensitive period; first few years
strong emotional bond between human children and primary care givers.

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HARRY HARLOW; ATTACHMENT

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-worked w infant monkeys to determine what kind of mother they prefer
-contact-comfort was more important that fulfilling a biological need like attachment or food

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john balby’s child’s attachment 3 phase theory

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  1. indiscriminate attachment; newborns behave the same to everyone
  2. discriminate attachment; direct attamchment behaviour towards familiar adults- 3 months
  3. specific attachment behaviour; infants form meaningful attachemnts with specific caregiver, becomes a secure base to explore their environment. 7-8months
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child attachment; stranger anxiety

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-distress towards unfamiliar individuials
-6-18months

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child attachment; seperation anxiety

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-distress being separated from primary caregiver
-12-16 months until 2-3yrs

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child attachment; goal directed behaviiour

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-share feelings wiht caregivers and maintain relationships
-3-4yrs

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attachment type; strange situation test SST

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-how an infant reacts when their mother returns after infant is in a room with a stranger

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infant secure attachment display

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-explore and react positively to strangers
-distressed when mother leaves
- happy when returns

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infant insecure attachment; anxious resistant

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  • fearful when mother present
    -demand attn
    not soothed when mom returns
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infant insecure attachment; avoidant

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-few signs of attachment
-seldom cry when mother leaves
-doesnt seek contact when mother returns

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infant insecure attachment; disorganized

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confused; contradictory behaviour

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styles of parenting; AUTHORITATIVE

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set clear expectations and are warm
outcomes
-less behavioural problems
-most positive childhood outcome
-good grades and IQ

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styles of parenting; authoritarian parents

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-exert control, but are cold and rejecting
outcomes
-poor self esteem, popularity, and school performance

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styles of parenting; indulgent

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-warm and caring
-no rules or guidance
outcome
-self centered
-immature

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styles of ofparenting; neglectful

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-not warm, no rules or guidance
outcome
-insecure attachment
-trouble socializing

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gender identity

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-develops 2-3 years
-some sense of it becomes their identity

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gender constancy

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-6-7 years, understand gender as permanancy

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sex typing; steryotypes

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-bias actions towards specific genders;
-from infancy onwards, girls and boys are treated differently
-internalize social expectations through socializing; passive; EX) observe others to emulate

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kohlbergs stage theory of moral reasoning/dev

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-analyzed responses to moral dilemmas
3 main levels with substages

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kohlbergs moral stage theory lvl1; preconventional reasoning

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-understanding right vs wrong by punishment + reward
stage one; “but, the punishment “
stage two; “but, anticipate reward it will benefit someone else”

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kohlbergs moral stage theory #2; conventional reasoning

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stage 3; conformity to social expextations, approval of others
stage 4; this must be simply followed

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kohlbergs moral stage theory #3; postconventional reasoning

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stage 5; judgements based on general principles
individual rights are aligned with societal law
stage 6; morality is based ethically of universal principles of justice

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moral behaviour and conscience development influences

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  • internalising societal values
    -emotional regulation
    -temperment
    -attachemnt style/social bonds
    -learning

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