PSYC 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Normative Social Influence, Psych
15 May 2020
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Middle childhood is prime time for moral development. Stages of morality stem from 3 levels of moral reasoning, with two stages at each level: Preconventional moral reasoning: emphasizes rewards and punishments. Stage 1: maintain appearance of obedience to authority, while still advancing self-interest (aka don"t get caught) Stage 2: look out for number 1 the reason to be nice to other people is so that they will be nice to you. Stage 3: good girl and nice boy please other people social approval. Stage 4: law and order be a dutiful and law-abiding citizen, even when no police are nearby. Stage 5: social contract obey social rules. Stage 6: universal ethical principles i. e. life is sacred established by individual reflection and religious ideas. Pros: child use of intellectual abilities to justify moral actions was correct. Differences between child and adult morality not addressed. Don"t be too different from your peers.
