Lee Flashcards
What is the background
Individualistic - peoples identities are defined by personal choices and achievements are due to individuals doing their own thing
Collectivist - peoples identities are defined by the groups they seen themselves as a part of
What are the two aims
Culture - to find out if culture affects their views about truth telling and lying
Age - to find out if children’s truth telling and lying changes as they grow older
What was the sample
108 children from Canada
120 children from China
All aged 7,9 or 11 years old
What is the procedure
- Child would behave anti socially and then lie to their teacher
- A child would behave anti socially and then tell the truth
- A child would behave pro socially and then lie
- A child would behave pro socially and then tell the truth
What were examples of the social stories
Giving money to another child for lunch
Pushing a child over because of a skipping rope
What are examples of psychical stories
Picking up litter
Tidying a classroom
What were the two questions that were asked
Is what XXX did good or naughty
Is what XXX said to their teacher (about what they’ve done)good or naughty
What were the results of the pro social truth telling
Children in collectivist China came to view this less positively as they got older
What were the results of pro social lie telling
Children in collectivist China came to view this positively as they got older
What were the findings from anti socially and then truth telling
Children from both China and Canada rated telling the truth in an antisocial story positive
What were the findings from antisocial lie telling stories
Children from both China and Canada rated lying negatively and in both cultures ratings became more negative as children got older
What side of the nature nurture debate does the study link to
Nurture as morals are influenced by the culture we grow up in
Does the study link to free will or determinism
Determinism - morals are caused by culture
Does the study relate to reductionism or holism
Holism - both age and culture investigated as influences on moral development
Is the study ethnocentric
No - studied children from China and Canada
Yes - cultures vary in different countries and stories may be perceived differently in different cultures
