PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Relational Aggression, Moral Relativism, Radium
12 Dec 2020
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Rules must be followed and cannot be changed. Immanent justice: breaking a rule always leads to punishment ( does not have to be an actual punishment, such as "karma") Importance of rule-following determined by severity of punishment. Heteronomous mortality: absolute rules handed down by someone else. Rules are arbitrary guidelines created by people to help people get along. Able to consider the intentions for the rules. Cognitive development allows children to progress to more complex moral reasoning. Later research reveals that even preschoolers don"t believe adults have absolute authority. E. g. , will say pushing someone is wrong even when an adult says its ok. Idea that moral reasoning progresses in stages through concurrent cognitive development seems valid. Kohlberg created moral dilemmas: situations in which any action created some kind of negative consequence. Developed a theory describing how moral reasoning changes with age (i. e. , the conclusion is not as important as the rationale for the conclusion)
