PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Moral Development, John Bowlby, Social Contract
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Kohlberg"s stage theory: analyzed responses to ethical dilemmas. Judgements of right" / wrong" based on actual or anicipated results\ Level 2: convenional reasoning: moral judgements based on conformity o expectaions of social groups, person adopts other peoples" values/ social order. Level 3: postconvenional reasoning: moral judgement based on general principles, principles have been internalized and are part of a persons value system. Level 1: preconvenional, stage 1: punishment/ obedience orientaion, stage 2: instrumental/ hedonisic orientaion. Level 2: convenional, stage 3: good child orientaion, stage 4: law and order orientaion. Level 3: postconvenional, stage 5: social contract orientaion, stage 6: universal ethical principles. Carol gilligan: kohlberg"s theory emphasized jusice", women place value on caring". Conclusion: moral development occurs within social context, cogniive and behavioural components. Temperament: biologically based style of behavioural and emoional reacions, relaively stable but predicions are diicult. Some indings: top 15% of behaviourally inhibited (shy) and unhibited infants remained so from infancy to 7 years.