PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Norns, Inhibitory Control Test, Gillig Corporation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

Document Summary

As we develop, most of us arrive at a point at which we wish to behave responsibly and to think of ourselves (and the thought of by others) as moral individuals. Morality implies a set of internalized principles or ideals that help the individual to distinguish right from wrong and to act on this distinction. The affective component of moral development: according to freud"s theory of oedipal morality, children internalize the moral standards of the same-sex parent during the phallic stage as they resolve their. Oedipus or electra complexes and form a conscience or superego: research has consistently discredited freud"s theory, newer research finds that the conscience forms earlier in todderlhood in the context of a warm, mutually responsive relationship. Internalization the process of adapting the attributes or standards of other people taking these standards as one"s own. Moral affect the emotional component of morality, including feelings such as guilt, shame, and pride in ethical conduct.