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Moral Development - Coggle Diagram
Moral Development
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Piaget and morality
Studied moral judgments of children and developed a stage theory of moral development (Piaget, 1932)
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Interested in children’s understanding of rules, moral responsibility, and justice
Piaget's stories
JOHN is in his room. He is called to dinner. He goes into the dining room. Behind the door there was a chair, and on the chair there was a tray with 15 cups on it. John didn’t know this was behind the door. He goes in, the door knocks against the tray, 15 cups are broken.
HENRY is home alone and he wants to get some sweets out of the cupboard. He climbs up on a chair and stretches out his arm. But the sweets were too high and he couldn't reach them. While he was climbing down, he knocked over a cup. The cup fell down and broke.
Responses
Who would a 7 year old say is more wrong, John or Henry?
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Actual responses
Younger children, on average, focused on the consequences
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Older (10+) children, on average, focused on the motivation/intentions
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Morality Definition
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Application of values, beliefs, and opinions
Why does it matter?
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There is an increasing emphasis on the importance of developing the whole child so that children can be prosocial and good citizens
However, moral understanding may not guarantee moral behaviour