CET - Lesson 4 (Morality)

Pertains to the rightness or wrongfulness of an act and what is the basis of the judge concerned.

• Morality

• Moral Standards

• Morals

The set of standards that enable people to live cooperatively in groups.

It’s what societies determine to be “right” and “acceptable.”

• Morality

• Moral Standards

• Morals

Morality is not fixed.

What’s considered acceptable in your culture might be acceptable in another culture.

• True

• False

These all influence morals:

• Geographical regions

• Religion

• Family

• Life experiences

• Money

What are the 4 theories on how morals are developed?

• Freud’s morality and the superego

• Piaget’s theory of moral development

• B.F. Skinner’s behavioral theory

• Kohlberg’s moral reasoning

• Kohlberg's morality and superego

Moral development occurred as a person’s ability to set aside their selfish needs were replaced by the values of important socializing agents (such as a person’s parents).

• Freud’s morality and the superego

• Piaget’s theory of moral development

• B.F. Skinner’s behavioral theory

• Kohlberg’s moral reasoning

Our morals develop because man is not self-centered.

• Freud’s morality and the superego

• Piaget’s theory of moral development

• B.F. Skinner’s behavioral theory

• Kohlberg’s moral reasoning

Focused on the social-cognitive and social-emotional perspective of development.

• Freud’s morality and the superego

• Piaget’s theory of moral development

• B.F. Skinner’s behavioral theory

• Kohlberg’s moral reasoning

The way in which people process, remember, and use information in social contexts to explain and predict their own behavior and that of others.

• Social-cognitive

• Social-emotional

The process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills.

• Social-cognitive

• Social-emotional