PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Equal Exchange, Psy, Individualism
18 Dec 2019
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Development from one stage to another is fostered by opportunities to take the perspective of. Kohlberg"s theory: piaget"s cognitive stages of development serve as the underpinnings for kohlberg"s theory, but kohlberg suggested that there are six others and to experience conflict between one"s current stage of moral thinking and. Most popular moral dilemma story: european woman with special kind of cancer, drug was too expensive, husband broke into man"s store and stole the drug . The kohlberg stages: morality becomes more internal or mature. Unique interviews with children, presented with a series of stories in which the reasoning of someone at a higher stage. Level 1- preconventional level: characters face moral dilemmas. Stage 2: individualism, instrumental purpose, and exchange their moral decisions on fear of punishment. Children obey because adults tell them to obey. Individuals pursue their own interests but let others do the same. Reason that if they are nice to others, others will be nice to them.
