Class 18 - Moral Development Flashcards
Pro social behaviour
volunterirly helping somone to benefit them
babys prefer helperers then hinderers
14+ months spontaneous helping behaviour increases
provinding rewards for it could actually be negetive because its a natural thing the child loves to do but they might start doing it only for the reward
by 18+ months they will show sympethetic distress they will get stressed when they see somone in distress
childrens sharing behaviour increases from early school age but will share with whoever they are closest with
pre 7 year old kids only want to self benefit after 7 they dont care on sharing even if they lose out
internalization
important milestone in moral developmen:adopting rules and standards as ones own
moral behaviours increase through positive reinforcement
authoritive parents leads to increased internalized concious
mutually responsive parenting equals to commited compliance
punishment most effective when provided with warmth and rationale reasoning
kolbergs stages of morale reasoning
should not be attached to specific ages
not nesiseraliry reached by everyone
dow work in fixed stages
are universal
3 levels of morale reasoning
preconventional (stage 1-2) thinking about the consequnce for example speeding to hospital. 1.centred on self obeying rules and authority to avoid punishment egocentric perspective bring reward or satisffy personal objective to serve own interests
conventional (stage 3-4) based on social rules, centred on relationship things that bring reward or satisffy personal objective to serve own interests
- good girl good boy phase to be seen as good or to do the right thing
- keeping society working smoothly doesnt matter the punishment but holds value to keeping laws and rules
post conventional ( 5-6) self chosen principles , judgements based on values
5.keep up with laws but only if they are justice and up with moral values
rejecting laws if it goes against morals and values.
