social/ moral/ emotional development Flashcards
what is social development?
- bonds with people
- learning to behave in social acceptable ways
- learning to deal with adversaries
2 theories of achieving social development
- social learning theory
- cognitive developmental theory
social learning theory
we learn how to behave socially by watching other people - imitaiton
cognitive developmental theory
cognition drive social development which helps us behave socially
parents are important drivers of social development…
the relationship between parenting styles is a two way street
peer relationships are also a part of achieving social development
early learning blocks = parallel play
not until age 7/8 are friendships about what each other offers as people
3 indicators of emotional development
expressing emotions
understanding other’s feelings
emotional regulation
moral behaviour is
behaviour that conforms to a generally accepted set of rules.
in children we see pathetic distress (children cry when someone else is hurt) before empathetic distress
learning not to do wrong…
is initially guided by consequences, an internalisation of rules
principle of minimal sufficiency
if you want children to internalize rules, the consequences should be strong enough to change/ shape behaviour but not so strong they feel like they don’t have a say
what is Kohlberg’s theory of moral development?
presented people with moral dilemmas…
(Heinz wife is dying of cancer and can be treated only by a medication discovered by a local pharmacist. heinz cannot afford it. should he steal the drug??)
stages of Kohlberg’s theory…
Preconventional level = driven by consequences. stage 1 = no & stage 2 = yes.
Conventional level = includes understanding that the social system has an interest on peoples behaviour
post conventional = (have to say yes) - universal ethical principles
4 evaluations of Kohlberg’s theory
- effect of wording changes the response
- stages may not. be coherent entities, but do reflect a progression
- cultural and gender biases?
- correlation between moral reasoning and moral conduct
