PSYC 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Relational Aggression, Parental Controls, Attribution Bias
1 Nov 2016
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Chapter fifteen - moral development, altruism, and aggression. Morality implies a set of internalized principles or ideals that help the individual to distinguish right from wrong and to act on this distinction. Moral affect - the emotional component of morality, including feelings such as guilt, shame, and pride in ethical conduct. Moral reasoning - the cognitive component of morality; the thinking that people display when deciding whether various acts are right or wrong 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. His research and theory have been a springboard for more recent investigations into the cognitive component or moral development. Moral rules - standards of acceptable and unacceptable conduct that focus on the rights and privileges of individuals.
