PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Immanence, Relativism
30 Jan 2016
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1: piaget"s theory: cognitive maturity and equal status peer contacts foster moral growth, the premoral period ( under 5 years) Don"t have any kind of moral reasoning: the stage of morality of constraint (5-7 years) Social rules are arbitrary agreements which can be changed. Research shows that children are less likely to take intentions. You need to make it really clear to them. Even 3 year olds will take intentions into account: do young children respect all rules ( and adult authority), moral rules. No cheating, stealing: social- conventional rules. E. g. speed limit, rules of games, choice of friends, Children believe that its okay to disobey the rule if someone says its okay: personal preferences. People from different religions have different ideas about what is moral. E. g. catholic rule= moral rule to not eat meat on friday: kohlberg"s theory of moral development. Should you obey the rule or disobey the rule while serving a human need.
