WK8: Moral development Flashcards
1
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What is morality
A
Understanding the difference between right and wrong. Intuition vs reasoning
2
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What was the experiment used by Piaget to determine moral judgments
A
- Children has to judge the naughtiness of two boys: one who had good intentions but large damage, and one with bad intentions but small damage.
- Piaget categorised the children into 2 based on their reasoning to the situation
3
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What are the two categories in Paget’s theory
A
Moral realist and Moral subjectivist
4
Q
What patterns emerged when a child was a moral realist
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- being below 7
- pre operational
- make judgements based on scale of damage
5
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What patterns emerged when a child was a moral subjectivist
A
- being 7/above
- concrete operational
- judgements based on scale of intention
6
Q
What was the experiment used by Kohlberg to determine moral judgments
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- asked questions on a moral dilemma scenario
- participants must justify moral behaviours
- They were then categorised into 3 stages
7
Q
What are the stages of morality which emerged from Kohlberg’s moral dilemma
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Preconventional morality
Conventional morality
Post conventional morality
8
Q
What are the two sub categories in Preconventional morality
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- Punishment = wrong
- Reward = right
9
Q
What are the two sub categories in Conventional morality
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- Consider intentions
- Obedience to authority
10
Q
What are the two sub categories in Post conventional morality
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- Morally vs legally right
- Consider multiple views
