PSYC 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Cognitive Restructuring, Moral Reasoning, 18 Months
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He only studied privileged, white men and boys. She felt that this caused a biased opinion against women. In his stage theory of moral development, the male view of individual rights and rules was considered a higher stage than women"s point of view of development in terms of its caring effect on human relationships. Reasoning becomes more sophisticated after discussions about moral issues and exposure to higher levels of reasoning. Just communities (special groups of students and teachers within public high schools) foster discussion and provide exposure to higher levels of reasoning. Bystander engagement to reduce bullying in the schools. Processes through which the average person is able to commit horrible acts against others. Initially perform mild harmful acts they can tolerate with mild discomfort. Disengagement practices will not instantly transform considerate persons into cruel ones. Rather, the change is achieved by progressive disengagement of self-censure. Initially individuals perform mildly harmful acts they can tolerate with some discomfort.