PSYC 333 Study Guide - Final Guide: Elliot Turiel, Egocentrism, Social Contract
30 Oct 2014
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Cognitive- reasoning about ethical rules (knowing right from wrong) Emotional- capacity for guilt/sympathy, feelings that motivate moral thought and action. Pre-moral period. (<3: little awareness of rules. Heteronomous morality (4-7: consequences over intentions, moral absolutes, immanent justice. Automous morality (+ 10 yrs: intent important, rules are changeable, favor reciprocal punishments, violations may go unpunished. Cognitive maturation: decreased egocentrism, increased perspective taking abilities. Social experience: construct reality in social exchange. Children discriminate and encounter 2 types of rules: moral rues, social conventional rules. Children as young as 2. 5 view moral transgressions as more wrong than conventional transgressions. Level 1 (<9 years): pre conventional reasoning: stage 1: punishment/obedience orientation. Rightness/wrongness determined by consequences: stage 2: individualism and purpose. Level 2 (early adulthood) conventional reasoning: stage 3: interpersonal norms. Righteousness judged by intent/helpfulness: stage 4: maintenance of social order. Level 3 (20 + yrs) post conventional reasoning: stage 5: social contract orientation.
