PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Egocentrism, Behaviorism, Reference Group
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3 approaches to moral development: psychoanalytic: role of the moral emotions (shame, guilt, pride, freud, erikson behaviourist, role of reinforcements and punishments, skinner, bandura cognitive developmentalist, role of moral reasoning (thinking about right and wrong, piaget, kohlberg. Moral behaviour: behaviourist approach only talk about things they can see and measure directly. We learn how to become moral actors because of the consequences of our behavior. Speak calmly and explain why what the child did is not good: vicarious rewards and punishments. Learn what that kid is learning just by watching: ex. See someone getting praised for doing something moral. Moral reasoning: cognitive approach process of making judgments about the rightness or wrongness of specific acts depends on cognitive development: egocentrism cant understand why people act and feel as they do, centering. Moral problems have layers so if youre centered you cant think through them properly: abstract thought fairness ect.
