Moral Development Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover key concepts of moral development from the lecture notes, focusing on theories by Kohlberg and Piaget, the Heinz dilemma, and the evolution of children's moral reasoning.

Moral development is the process through which individuals develop __ toward other people in society, based on social and cultural norms.

proper attitudes and behaviors

In the Heinz dilemma, the drug cost the druggist $200 but he charged __ for a dose.

$2,000

Heinz stole the drug for his wife because he felt __.

desperate

Moral development involves interactions between __ development and social interactions.

cognitive

Preconventional Level in moral development is characterized by morality being __ controlled.

externally

At the __ Level, individuals regard conformity to social rules as important for ensuring societal order.

Conventional

Kohlberg's Postconventional level is defined by morality grounded in __ principles that apply universally.

abstract universal

Stage 3 in Kohlberg's theory focuses on gaining approval and avoiding __.

disapproval

The __ approach to moral understanding distinguishes between moral imperatives, social conventions, and matters of personal choice.

domain

The concept of __ describes how a child navigates feelings of a victimizer's happiness against a victim's suffering.

happy victimizers

Kohlberg's theory has been critiqued as being __ because it doesn't account for different cultural perspectives on morality.

culturally biased

Gilligan criticized Kohlberg's theory for focusing primarily on __ moral reasoning, neglecting women's perspectives.

male

Piaget identified two broad stages of moral understanding, focusing on intentions and __.

consequences

In moral development, children learn to recognize that actions can elicit __ emotional responses.

mixed

In the morality of cooperation, children start using __ for judging behavior instead of merely focusing on consequences.

intentions

From early childhood, children begin to differentiate between __ imperatives, social conventions, and personal choices.

moral

According to Turiel's Domain Theory, children develop social knowledge through __ on their social interactions.

reflecting

Kohlberg's moral reasoning stages illustrate a sequence of development from __ concerns to universal ethical principles.

personal