PSYO 2090 Midterm: test 3.docx

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYO 2090
• Professor: lisawright

Document Summary

The process of leaning to distinguish between right and wrong in accordance with cultural values. List of things good girls and boys don"t do (e. g. lying) List of things good girls and boys go (e. g. listening to parents) Fail to live up to ego ideal = shame. But link between moral emotions and moral behavior is weaker than freud thought. The process of making judgments about the rightness or wrongness of specific acts. Morality of a behavior depends on underlying cognitions (intentions and motivations ) Changes in moral reasoning = basis of moral development. If he saves an animals life his actions will be commendable. The right use of the drug is to administer it to the needy. Instead, moral orientation used nature of dilemma. Maccoby and martin authoritarian type parents attempt to mold and control behaviors and attitudes. Parents who exercise little authority and are indulgent while showing warmth. Do slightly less well in school as adolescence.