6. Morality Flashcards
Morality
Set of principles or ideals, different emotions
Moral development
The changes in a person’s thoughts, feelings and actions involving the concept of right and wrong
Internalization
Beginning to internally believe morals
Asked a moral question: respond with their own judgements
Most crucial milestone
3 Components of Moral Development
- Emotional component - empathy, guilt, pride
- Cognitive component - moral reasoning (Piaget)
- Behavioural component - moral behaviour
2 Dimensions of Moral Development
- Interpersonal
- Intrapersonal
Interpersonal dimension
Regulation of behaviour during social interactions and conflict
Intrapersonal dimension
Regulation of behaviour in the absence of social interaction
Parents
Give baseline rules, building blocks of what you base your morality on
First teachers
What is and what is not moral
Quality of parent-child relationship
Warm parents, mutual responsible and obligation to discipline child = better internalisation, self-regulation and stimulates moral growth.
4 Parental Disciplinary Techniques & Effects
- Love taking away
- Power assertion
- Induction
- Proactive strategies
Love taking away
Ignoring, no love
Power assertion
Negative use of power
Induction
Positive effect
Draw child attention to consequences
Using reasoning and saying why the behavior is wrong
Proactive strategies
Positive effect
Dealing with bad behaviour before it occurs
Teaches about self-regulation
*Role of Education/School