PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Rejection, Incest, Jonathan Haidt

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

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Physical changes in adolescence: puberty begins at approx. Increase in teens to exert self-control: early psychology since 1900s associated extreme behaviour with just a developing teen, some even thought if child did not undergo such a phase of change- sign of. Emotions: area involved in higher cognitive abilities; abstract reasoning and logic, shows improvement beginning in age 12. Increase in complex cognitive ability allows people to view problems in multiple perspectives. Kohl(cid:271)erg"s moral de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: lear(cid:374)i(cid:374)g right fro(cid:373) wro(cid:374)g: most influential theory of development of moral reasoning created by lawrence. Jonathan haidt: developed social intuitionist model of morality: argues that moral judgements are guided by intuition, emotional reactions, we make gut decisions and then come up with arguments that support them after. I(cid:374)(cid:272)est: t(cid:449)o (cid:271)ro a(cid:374)d sis share a ro(cid:373)a(cid:374)ti(cid:272) kiss (cid:271)ut do(cid:374)"t do a(cid:374)y(cid:373)ore a(cid:374)d decide not to do it again: people automatically think gross! Increased risk of blaming others for their problems: can cause school shootings.