L7.2 - MR Cognitive Explanations

Question 1

Define moral reasoning

Answer 1

Drawing upon one’s value system to make a judgement on whether something is right or wrong

Question 2

3 levels are

Answer 2

Pre-conventional
Conventional
Post-conventional

Question 3

Offenders are at the

Answer 3

Pre-conventional stage

Question 4

Why are offenders at the particular stage they’re at?

Answer 4

Person bases actions on reward and punishment

Will commit crime if can avoid punishment and gain rewards

Question 5

Offenders are different how?

Answer 5

More ego-centric and have poorer social perspective-taking skills than non-offenders

Question 6

Non-criminals are usually at the

Answer 6

Post/conventional stage

Question 7

Non-criminals at the top 2 stage are e

Answer 7

More sympathetic, generous, and honest

Question 8

+ related to type of study

Answer 8

Longitudinal
Could see changes in moral development over time
Not just based on a certain period in life

Question 9

• related to study into criminals’ reasoning

Answer 9

Found that financial gain criminals showed pre-conventional but impulsive crime offenders showed no reasoning

Question 10

• related to western culture

Answer 10

Should abandon post-conventional level
Biased towards western cultures
Unrepresentative of natural maturational stage of cognitive development