What is morality

Piaget

Stage model
Morality of constraint ( before 8 years) ~

Transitional period (8-10 years) ~

Autonomous Morality (11 years +) ~

Support
Children become increasingly aware of intention and motives
IQ, Pigettian tasks correlate with moral tasks

Counter evidence
Underestimates moral judgment
Increased peer interaction does not increase morality

Kohlberg
Posed moral dilemmas
Stages
Preconventional level è egocentric
STAGE 1 Punishment and obedience orientation

(2) STAGE 2 Instrumental and exchange orientation

Conventional level è social duties
(1) STAGE 3 Good boy/Nice boy orientation

(2) STAGE 4 Social system and conscience orientation

Post-conventional è idealized moral principles
(1) STAGE 5 Social Contract OR Individual Rights orientation

(2) STAGE 5 Universal Ethical orientation

Critique
Cultural differences/bias
Change is not discontinuous
Sex differences

Prosocial Morality è

i) Level 1
(1) Hedonism
ii) Level 2
(1) Needs-based
iii) Level 3
(1) Approval and/or Stereotyped orientation
iv) Level 4a
(1) Self-reflective empathy
v) Level 4b
(1) transitional stage
vi) Level 5
(1) Strongly internalized

Difference between social judgment and moral judgment
i) Social judgment è right/wrong
ii) Moral judgment è social conventions
iii) Personal judgment è personal choice

Cultural/SES differences influences decisions

Conscienceè mechanism tat controls proper action

Prosocial behavior
a) Prosocial behavior earlyè predicts behavior later
b) Empathyè feeling what another feels
c) Sympathyè concern for someone in need
d) Perspective taking

Factors that influence prosocial development
a) Genetics

b) Socialization
i) modeling/discipline

ii) Discipline

iii) Proving opportunities for prosocial behaviors

iv) Media/social factors