Lecture 8

Question 1

Describe self by physical characteristics, possessions, actions they can perform

Answer 1

Categorical identification

Question 2

What is the age range for categorical identification?

Answer 2

4-7

Question 3

Use more psychological descriptions, more general stable traits, start to make comparative judgements

Answer 3

Comparative assessment

Question 4

What is the age range for comparative assessment?

Answer 4

8-11

Question 5

Talk about broad personality traits, focus on values, ideologies, beliefs, recognize split self

Answer 5

Abstract integrated self

Question 6

What is the age range for abstract integrated self?

Answer 6

12-15

Question 7

Act in ways inconsistently with self descriptions

Answer 7

split self

Question 8

Set of principles or ideals that help an individual to distinguish right from wrong and to act on this distinction

Answer 8

Morality

Question 9

Feelings associated with morality

Answer 9

Moral affect

Question 10

Thoughts associated with morality

Answer 10

Moral reasoning

Question 11

What are the 3 broad levels of development in moral reasoning

Answer 11

Preconventional, conventional, post conventional

Question 12

Not based on social convention or law, just on consequences; obey to avoid punishment or gain rewards

Answer 12

Preconventional

Question 13

Rightness or wrongness of action is determined by outcome of action; defer to authority figures to avoid punishment, little conception on rules

Answer 13

Heteronmous morality

Question 14

What age range is heteronomous morality?

Answer 14

4-6

Question 15

Rightness or wrongness is determined by what you gain from it; exchange system morality, conform to rules to gain rewards or satisfy personal needs

Answer 15

Instrumental morality

Question 16

What age range is instrumental morality?

Answer 16

7-8

Question 17

Understand that there are shared standards or right and wrong; influenced by social rules

Answer 17

Conventional

Question 18

Rightness or wrongness of action determined by whether the action pleases, helps, or is approved by others; living up to expectations

Answer 18

Good child morality

Question 19

What is the age range for good child morality?

Answer 19

9-10 years

Question 20

Rightness or wrongness of action determined why whether it conforms to rules or laws; black and white

Answer 20

Law and order morality

Question 21

Affirms people’s agreed upon rights and basic ethical principles; goes beyond social conventions to more abstract, universal principles of right and wrong

Answer 21

Postconventional morality

Question 22

Rightness or wrongness of action determined by social contract which acts for welfare of group, what maximizes social welfare; laws established by mutual agreement; flexibility in moral judgement

Answer 22

Social contract morality

Question 23

Rightness or wrongness of action determined by general ethical principles that transcend law; general principles, not individual or situations or community practices determine right or wrong

Answer 23

Universal ethical principles morality

Question 24

What is the age range for social contract morality?

Answer 24

15-17

Question 25

What is the age range for universal ethical principles morality?

Answer 25

17 and on

Question 26

What are the 3 stages of self concept development?

Answer 26

Categorical identification, comparative assessment, abstract integrated self

Question 27

What are the 6 stages of Kohlberg’s sequence for moral reasoning?

Answer 27

Heteronmous, instrumental, good child, law and order, social contract, universal ethical principles