Exam 3- Morality Flashcards
Definition of Morality?
*Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior
What is moral reasoning?
how we think we would behave in a hypothetical moral scenario
What is moral behavior?
How we actually behave in a moral scenario
What is the premoral stage?
little concern or awareness for rules
What is heteronomous morality or moral realism?
*authority rules
*consequences
* social and cognitive influences
What is Autonomous Morality or Moral Reciprocity?
*no longer blindly following authority
*social influences
What are the positives of Piaget’s theory?
Positives
*age effects
*parental influences
*cognitive development
What are the negatives of Piaget’s theory?
underestimation of inequality
Kohlberg’s process had how many levels?
3 levels- each with two stages within
What are the characteristics of the preconventional level?
*self-centered
*stage one: punishment and obedience orientation
*stage two: Instrumental and naive hedonistic
Stage 1: Punishment and obedience orientation consists of what?
*avoid punishment
*deferral to authority
*focus on physical consequences
Stage 2: Instrumental and naive hedonistic orientation consists of what?
*conformity via reward motivation
Conventional Level
*Social relationships
*Stage 3: mutual interpersonal expectations, relationships, and interpersonal conformity orientation
*Stage 4: Social system and conscience orientation
Stage 3: mutual interpersonal expectations, relationships, and interpersonal conformity orientation consists of what?
*Good boy/good girl morality
*maintain approval and good relationships
*concerned with others approval
Stage 4: Social system and conscience orientation consists of what?
*Authority and morality that maintain social order
*blindly accept social conventions and rules
*Rules should be maintained to avoid issues
*law and order perspective
Postconventional (Principle) level consists of what?
*Ideal centered
*Stage 5: social contract or individual rights orientation
*Stage 6: universal ethical principle
*Stage 5: social contract or individual rights orientation consists of what?
*moral beliefs have flexibility
*conforming to norms that seem necessary
*Norms can be modified
*Stage 6: universal ethical principle consists of what?
*Confirm to social standards and internalized ideals
*aim for self-awareness rather than acceptance
*Principles of justice, compassion, and morality
Positives for Kohlberg’s theory?
*Moral reasoning changes
*Levels of moral reasoning related to moral behavior
Negatives for Kohlberg’s Theory?
*Moral issues inequal social convention
*cultural influences?
*discontinuous
*Gender differences?
What is the social domain theory by Turiel?
Gradual growth versus stages
*environmental –> explicit and implicit
*3 different domains of knowledge
What are the 3 domains of knowledge?
*moral domain
*societal domain
*personal domain
What are is moral domain?
universal concepts of right and wrong, fairness, justice, and individual rights > rules, and authority
What is societal domain?
*societies rules and conventions to maintain order
*negotiate interactions