PSY 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Longitudinal Study, Relativism, Equal Exchange
16 Mar 2016
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Piaget"s theory of moral judgment | children begin with rigid acceptance of rules appreciation that moral rules are a product of social interaction and modifiable. Much of moral dev. happens through peer interaction. Research shows: generally, children take motives into account with age and psychological tasks are correlated with level of moral judgment, little evidence that peer interaction stimulates moral dev. Stage 1 | stage of morality of constraint (under age 7) Most characteristic of children who did not achieve piaget"s stage of concrete operations (under age 7) Rules are unchangeable and given what adults say is right, punishments are justified: consequences determine good/bad. More peer interaction; begin to take others" perspectives. Stage 2 | stage of autonomous morality/moral relativism (age 11 12) Children no longer accept blind obedience to authority. Understand that rules are social agreement and can be modified if majority says so. Fairness/equality are important; punishments should fit the crime.
