KP100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Self-Control
13 Feb 2018
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Learning to explore, child that is allowed to explored will develop autonomy. If parents is too smothering and sheltering, child will not explore. Ex. will think they should just sit quietly and read instead. If parents encourage them they will develop initiative. School-ager (continues to puberty around 12, 13 years of age) Start to compete and compare with peers at this age inferiority - will think they are not as good as other kids. If they get stuck in this piece they will not continue. No difference between doing the right thing and avoiding punishment. Interest shifts to rewards rather than punishment- effort is made to secure greatest benefit for oneself. Effort is made to secure approval and maintain friendly relations with others. The purpose of morality is maintaining the social order. Interpersonal accord is expanded to include the entire society. Morally right and legally right are not always the same. Utilitarian rules that make life better for everyone.
