Questions and Answers
What is autonomous morality?
What is compliance?
Voluntary obedience to adult requests and commands.
What does construction refer to in moral development?
The process of actively attending to and interrelating multiple perspectives on situations in which social conflicts arise.
What is the conventional level in moral development?
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What is meant by delay of gratification?
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What is distributive justice?
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What characterizes heteronomous morality?
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What is ideal reciprocity?
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What is induction in the context of discipline?
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What does internalization refer to in moral development?
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What are matters of personal choice?
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What are moral imperatives?
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What is the Moral Judgment Interview?
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What is moral self-regulation?
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What does moral self-relevance refer to?
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What is physical aggression?
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What is the postconventional level in moral development?
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What characterizes the preconventional level?
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What is proactive aggression?
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What defines reactive aggression?
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What is realism in Piaget's heteronomous stage?
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What is relational aggression?
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What are social conventions?
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Study Notes
Key Concepts in Moral Development
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Autonomous Morality: Piaget's second moral development stage where children see rules as flexible and open to revision based on majority agreement.
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Compliance: The act of willingly obeying adult requests and commands.
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Construction: The process of integrating various perspectives during social conflicts to enhance moral understanding.
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Conventional Level: Kohlberg's second level of moral development focused on adherence to social rules to foster positive relationships and societal order.
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Delay of Gratification: The ability to postpone immediate pleasure for more appropriate opportunities.
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Distributive Justice: The beliefs regarding fair distribution of material resources.
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Heteronomous Morality: Piaget's initial stage of moral development where children perceive rules as immutable and imposed by authority figures.
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Ideal Reciprocity: Fairness notion based on mutual expectations, epitomized by the Golden Rule of treating others as one wishes to be treated.
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Induction: A disciplinary approach that makes children aware of their actions’ impacts on others by highlighting emotional consequences.
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Internalization: The process of embracing societal norms for right action as personal values.
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Matters of Personal Choice: Individual decisions that do not infringe on others' rights or welfare, differing from moral imperatives.
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Moral Imperatives: Standards aimed at safeguarding rights and welfare, distinct from social conventions and personal choices.
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Moral Judgment Interview: A clinical method for evaluating moral reasoning through hypothetical dilemmas and justification of choices.
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Moral Self-Regulation: The capability to monitor and adjust one's actions based on internal moral standards.
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Moral Self-Relevance: The extent to which an individual perceives morality as central to their identity.
Aggression Types
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Physical Aggression: A type of reactive aggression causing injury to others or their property.
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Proactive Aggression: Goal-oriented aggression where children unemotionally harm others to fulfill needs, also known as instrumental aggression.
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Reactive Aggression: An emotional response to perceived provocation, aimed at causing harm, referred to as hostile aggression.
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Relational Aggression: A form of reactive aggression that undermines peer relationships through social tactics like exclusion or gossip.
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Verbal Aggression: Aggressive behaviors that threaten physical harm or insult through name-calling and teasing.
Stages and Measures
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Postconventional Level: Kohlberg's highest moral development stage where morality is defined by universal principles and values applicable to all circumstances.
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Preconventional Level: The initial moral development stage in Kohlberg's theory, focusing on external rewards and punishments.
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Realism: In Piaget's heteronomous stage, the child's perception of rules as fixed entities rather than mutable agreements.
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Social Conventions: Customs dictated by social consensus, regarded separately from moral imperatives and personal decisions.
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Sociomoral Reflection Measure: A questionnaire that assesses moral understanding through the evaluation of moral values and rationales.
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Time Out: A mild disciplinary measure removing children from immediate situations until they are ready to behave appropriately.
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Test your knowledge with these flashcards covering key concepts from Chapter 12 of moral development. Learn about important terms such as autonomous morality and compliance, which play a crucial role in understanding how children perceive and interact with moral rules. Challenge yourself to recall definitions and enhance your grasp of the material.