PSYC21H3 Chapter Notes -Frontal Lobe, Mexican Americans, Prosocial Behavior
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Ch 11: morality: knowing right and doing good. Piagets cognitive theory of moral judgment: studied how kids attitudes towards rules in games changed as the kids got older and by examining the way children"s judgments of seriousness of transgressions changed with age. @11 years old they realize obedience to authority isn"t always right and desirable and that violations to rules aren"t always wrong punishment should make up to the harm done. Findings in other cultures with respect to piagets model have been less consistent. Piaget also underestimates kids capacities and abilities. Researchers have found that judgments about rightness and wrongness depend on both whether the consequences of actions are positive or negative and whether the consequences are intended or accidental. Kohlberg"s theory of moral judgment: believed that kids cognitive capabilities determine their level of moral reasoning and that moral development builds on concepts raised in the preceding stage. 3 broad levels of moral judgement, each subdivided into 2 stages.
