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What are the 2 contrasting views of moral thought

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  1. Young children have an inherently moral nature

2. Young children must learn about morality through social and cultural experiences

2
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What is the evolutionary perspective of moral thought

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Children are not inherently good or bad

Humans have a sense of morality as it has an adaptive value

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What is Piaget’s cognitive component of moral development

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There are 3 stages of moral reasoning that children have to go through

  1. premoral
  2. Heteronomous
  3. Autonomous
4
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What is the premoral stage of moral development

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Up to 4yrs

They have no awareness of rules and no notions of justice. Don’t use moral principles

5
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What is the heteronomous stage of moral development

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Between 4 and 10yrs

Rules are seen as unchangeable
Responsibility is due to consequences rather than intentions
Don’t know what level of punishment is appropriate

6
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What is the autonomous stage of moral development

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10+

Rules are seen as changeable
Responsibly is based partly on intentions
Know punishment should be appropriate

7
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What 2 factors play a role in transitioning between the heteronomous and the autonomous stage of moral development

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  1. Cognitive maturation e.g decline egocentrism

2. Social experience e.g contact with peers

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What did Piaget find to do with consequences outweighing intentions

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Younger children said that the child opening the door knocking over lots of glasses was worse than the child climbing up to get something and knocking over 1 glass

9
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What is Kohlberg’s theory of moral development

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3 levels

  1. Pre conventional morality
  2. Conventional morality
  3. Post conventional morality
10
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What is pre conventional morality

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Right and wrong is determined by rewards and punishments

Stage 1 - Whatever leads to punishment is wrong

Stage 2 - The right way to behave is what is rewarded

11
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What is conventional morality

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Views of others matter and seeking approval

Stage 3 - Behaving in ways they see as good

Stage 4 - obedient to authority

12
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What is post conventional morality

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The rights of others can override obedience of laws

Stage 5 - recognition that rules should sometimes be broken

Stage 6 - takes in to account the view of everyone affected by a moral decision

13
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What is the affective component of moral development

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Contagious crying

Empathy development

Moral Emotions

14
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What did Geangu, Benga, Stahl, & Striano (2010) find to do with contagious crying

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Children up to 9 months showed equal facial and vocal distress when exposed to a cry

15
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What is the behavioural component of moral development

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  1. Prosocial behaviour

2. Anti-social behaviour

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What is prosocial behaviour

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Actions performed to the benefit of others at cost to the person doing the behaviour

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What is antisocial behaviour

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Acts that harm another individual

18
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What are 2 aspects of prosocial behaviour

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  1. Helping

2. Cooperation

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What did Hamlin, Wynn, & Bloom (2007) do and find to do with helping

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Children alternately shown a video of a red circle either being helped to pushed down while trying to climb a hill

Infants chose the helper

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What is a follow up study to Hamlin, Wynn, & Bloom (2007)

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Infants shown videos where either the ball got helped up the hill or was nudged down it. The ball either bounced at the top of the hill or did not. The able either bounced at the bottom or did not

Children preferred the that bounced even if it was the hinderer