PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Moral Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Moral Relativism
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2 general changes are evident from the pre-schooler years to adolescence: self-concept becomes richer as children grow-adolescents simply know much more about themselves than preschoolers, type of knowledge that children have of themselves changes. Preschoolers" understanding is linked to the concrete, the real, and the here and now. Heteronomous morality- absolute rules handed down by another. If the skateboarding boys decided another rule would be fairer and would help them get along better, they could adopt the new rule. Pre-conventional level: punishment and reward (children and young adolescents) Stage 2: nice behaviour in exchange for future favours. Conventional level: social norms (older adolescents and adults) Stage 4: follow rules to maintain social order. Post conventional level: moral codes (few achieve this stage) Stage 5: adhere to a social contract when it is valid. Stage 6: personal morality based on abstract principles.