Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Psych

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Campbell

Document Summary

Judgement of right and wrong based on actual punishment and. Ex: heinz should steal the drugs because if he lets his wife die he"ll get into trouble" Stage 2: focus on rewards ad self interest. Ex: "heinz should steal the drug because that way he"ll still have his wife with him: level 2: conventional moral reasoning. Ex: "people will think heinz is bad if doesn"t steal the drug to save his wife" Stage 4: obey laws are rules because they are meant to be followed. Ex: "heinz should steal the drug because its his duty to take care of his wife: level 3: post conventional moral reasoning. Stage 5: importance of law but also takes into account individual rights. Ex" stealing breaks the law but what heinz did was reasonable because he saved a life" Stage 6: morality is based on abstract, ethical principles of justice that are viewed as universal.