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what is the background for Kohlberg? (freud)

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psychoanalytic theory
-personality consists of id, ego, superego
-id= inherited, instinct
-ego= reason and common sense, influenced by external world
-superego=
conscience- guilt, immoral thoughts
ego ideal- pride, satisfaction

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what is the background for kohlberg? (Piaget)

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cognitive theory
-heteronomous morality= (5-9) roles unchangeable, enforced by authority
-autonomous morality= (9-10) rules created by people, can be negotiated
-kohlberg saw development as a more gradual process than Piaget continued into young adulthood

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what was Kohlberg aim?

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  • investigate development in moral reasoning throughout adolescence, early childhood
    -to access the extent to which these changes had truth in a range of cultural contexts
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what was kohlberg sample?

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-75 American boys
-10-16
-followed at 3 year intervals (end age 22-28)
-studies boys in Great Britain, Taiwan, Canada, Mexico, Turkey

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what is Kohlbergs method?

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-longitudinal study 12 years
-cross cultural element
-data gathered through interviews

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what was kohlberg procedure?

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p gave moral dilemma every three years, all philosophical, some taken from medieval ethics literature, measure 25 moral themes (value of human life, reasons for obeying rules)
p then asked what the character should do, ‘should the doctor mercy kill a fatally ill woman requesting death due to her pain?’
cross sectional, dilemmas presented to young people in Taiwan and Mexico- groups of different ages compared

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in kohlbergs results what were the stages at the preconventional level?

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-orientation towards punishment= consequences
-orientation towards self interest= own needs

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in kohlbergs results what were the stages at the conventional level?

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-good-boy-good-girl orientation= image to others
-orientation towards authority

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in kohlbergs results what were the stages at the postconventional level?

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-social contract orientation= agreed by whole society, room for personal opinion
-orientation towards conscience and ethical principles= circumstance of case

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what are Kohlbergs conclusions?

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-children, adolescents, young adults go through stages where moral reasoning develops from preconventional- self interest, conventional-rules and approval, post conventional- agreed rules also personal conscience
-although variations in rate of development, people growing in a range of cultural contexts go through same stages

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what example did kohlberg illustrate the six stages with?

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the value of human life

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what are Kohlbergs conclusions?

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-answers fell in stage when 50% identified with that stage
-unsure on if each person went through 5 to 6 or they were different maturity options
-age doesn’t determine stage

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whats an example of a dilemma in Kohlbergs study?

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-father promised son could go to camp if he saved his own money
-broke his promise as he wanted to use his sons money for a fishing trip with friends

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is generalisability a strength or weakness?

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weakness
75 small
androcentric
Only longitudinal in America

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is reliability a strength or weakness?

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strength
same dilemmas

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is ecological validity a strength or weakness?

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weakness
not real scenarios

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what is the background for Lee?

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limitation on previous studies as all children in western countries who are raised in industrialised, individualistic, competitive environment (self aggrandisement)

-piaget= 11year olds start lying which depends on 2 factors
1) how big lie and punishment is
2)children don’t use motives of characters in stories to inform moral judgement

-wimmer= when intention of character clear children make similar judgements to older children

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what is the aim of Lee study?

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to investigate cross cultural variations in childrens understanding and moral valuations of lying

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what is the method for Lee?

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lab experiment
independent measures
cross sectional design
cross cultural method

20
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what are the IV for Lee?

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social or physical story
prosocial or antisocial

21
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how many conditions were there for Lee?

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4

22
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what were the DV in Lees study?

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-rating gave to story characters deed (very,very good and very, very naughty)
-rating gave to what character said

23
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what were the Chinese participants in Lees study?

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120
elementary schools Hangzhou, zhejilang province
40= 7,9,11 year olds
20m and 20f in each

24
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what were the Canadian participants in Lees study?

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108
elementary schools Fredericten, New Brunswick
most mc
36=7
40=9
32=11
more males 16,16,18

25
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how were the Ps assigned to social or physical story?(Lee)

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half randomly assigned to social and the rest physical

26
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what were the materials in Lees story?

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-4 articles: 2antisocial 2 prosocial
each P tested individually

27
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what were the scale ratings? Lee

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7 point scale
vv, v, good=3 red stars
vv, v, naughty=3 black cross
not good or naughty= blue circle
repeated every question

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what was the structure for testing the P? Lee

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read deed, question and rating, read second half, question and rating

29
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how did they reduce order effects? Lee

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swap around naughty and good
1/2 p read stories in predetermined order other 1/2 in another

30
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what are the results for the prosocial truth telling? Lee

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both cultures rate prosocial similarly
Canadian rate truth telling the same in all ages
Chinese rate truth telling less positive as age increases

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what are the prosocial lying results? Lee

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-Canadian lie negative but less negative as age increases
-Chinese lies negative to positive as age increases

32
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what are antisocial truth results? Lee

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-antisocial rated similarly in both cultures
-truth telling positive in both cultures

33
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what are antisocial lie results? Lee

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-lie negative in both cultures
negative increased with age regardless of culture

34
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what are Lee conclusions?

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-moral reasoning can be influenced by culture and society we live in
-influence of socio cultural factors becomes stronger as we age
- some aspects of moral reasoning may be universal (lying bad)

35
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why is generalisability a s for Lee?

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-both genders, cultures, ages
-large sample 120, 108
(don’t know economic background of wc)

36
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why is reliability a s in Lee study?

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-same scenarios
-rating scale control
-order effects reduced switched naughty and good

37
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why is usefulness a s in Lee sample?

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understand different cultures moral development, influenced by many factors
tells us it’s not reliable in court

38
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why is ecological validity a w in Lee study?

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-scenarios fake
-asked to judge behaviour by being read scenario
-(more realistic/ relatable scenarios than Kohlberg)

39
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why is ethics a w in Lee study?

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-children could feel pressured/ anxious
-consent from parents

40
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what are similarities between Kohlberg and Lee?

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usefulness- understanding moral development, k=stages, L=communism/ individualism
-both used fake scenarios so lack ecological validity

41
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what are differences between Kohlberg and Lee? K

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-longitudinal, 12 years
-nature= ability to go though stages
-75 American boys
-qualitative data, interviews

42
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what are differences between Kohlberg and Lee? L

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-cross cultural, Canada and Chinese, 7-9-11, cross sectional, mc Canada
- nurture- cultural difference in truth telling/ lying
-120 Chinese, 108 Canadian
-quantitative data 7 point scale

43
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In Lees study how were the stories read?

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participants own language
illustrations

44
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what type of cities did the participants live in Lee?

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chinese- medium size Hangzhou
canadian- smaller city Fredericton

45
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How were Lees results quantified?

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into points
vv good=3 point

46
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how does lee show age affects ratings in prosocial situations?

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70% chinese 11yo lying positive
25% chinese 7yo

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