PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Normative Social Influence, Moral Reasoning, Relational Aggression
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Determination of what is right and wrong. Kohlberg"s levels of moral thinking (stage 1) preconvention morality. Obey rules to avoid punishment or gain rewards (often concrete rewards) If you save your wife, you"ll be a hero! (it is still self-rewarding) (stage 2) conventional morality early adolescence uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or maintain social order. If you steal the drug for her, everyone will think you"re a criminal (stage 3) post conventional morality. Actions reflect belief in basic rights and self-defines ethical principles. People have a right to live, even if it means stealing . Over 100 studies indicate that father"s love is comparable to a mother"s love in predicting children"s health and well-being. Sex: our biological status (chromosomes and anatomy) that help us define a gender. Gender: the socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture male and female. Males and females are similar or the same.
