Developmental Psychology - Middle and Late Childhood Part 4
This flashcard deck covers key concepts in developmental psychology, focusing on moral reasoning, social knowledge, and cognitive abilities during middle and late childhood.
individuals abide by certain standards, but they are the standards of the others, either by parents or the society
Conventional Reasoning
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individuals abide by certain standards, but they are the standards of the others, either by parents or the society
Conventional Reasoning
highest level
Post-conventional Reasoning • Morality is more internal • Individuals engage deliberate checks on their reasoning to ensure that it meets high ethi...
moral perspective that views people in terms of their connectedness with others and emphasizes interpersonal communication, relationship with others, and concerns for others.
o Care Perspective
there are different domains of social knowledge and reasoning, including moral, social conventional, and personal domains
o Domain Theory of Moral Development
focuses on conventional rules that have been established by social consensus in order to control behavior and maintain the social system
Social Conventional Reasoning
focuses on conventional rules that have been established by social consensus in order to control behavior and maintain the social system
o Social Conventional Reasoning
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
individuals abide by certain standards, but they are the standards of the others, either by parents or the society | Conventional Reasoning |
highest level | Post-conventional Reasoning • Morality is more internal • Individuals engage deliberate checks on their reasoning to ensure that it meets high ethical standards |
moral perspective that views people in terms of their connectedness with others and emphasizes interpersonal communication, relationship with others, and concerns for others. | o Care Perspective |
there are different domains of social knowledge and reasoning, including moral, social conventional, and personal domains | o Domain Theory of Moral Development |
focuses on conventional rules that have been established by social consensus in order to control behavior and maintain the social system | Social Conventional Reasoning |
focuses on conventional rules that have been established by social consensus in order to control behavior and maintain the social system | o Social Conventional Reasoning |
pattern of moral characteristics that is distinctively their own | o Moral Personality |
when moral notions and moral commitments are central to their lives | a. Moral Identity |
has willpower, desire, and integrity to stand up to pressure, overcome distractions and disappointments, and behave morally | b. Moral Character |
still same object even though it has different appearance | • Principle of Identity: |
can picture what would happen if he tried to roll back the clay of snake | • Principle of Reversibility |
ability to look at more than one aspect of the two objects at once | • Decenter |
analytic aspect, determines how efficiently people process information; helps people solve problems, monitor solutions, and evaluate results | Componential |
Insightful or creative, determines how people approach novel or familiar tasks; enables people to compare new information with what they already know and to come up with new ways of putting facts together | This refers to fluid intelligence, which involves reasoning, problem-solving, and adapting to new situations. It allows individuals to connect new information with existing knowledge and generate creative solutions. |
Insightful or creative, determines how people approach novel or familiar tasks; enables people to compare new information with what they already know and to come up with new ways of putting facts together | Experiential |
practical, helps people deal with their environment; the ability to size up situation and decide what to do | Contextual |