The final stage of development is moral development. Moral development is how we make decisions based on what we know as right or wrong from the values we acquire from our families‚ friends‚ and experiences. As children develop they learn to achieve their needs and goals. Students want to do the right thing but can be concerned what their peers will think of their actions and decisions (Ormrod‚ 2012‚ p. 260). Karen shows this concern when worrying about what her classmates think about her while studying
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AO1 AO2 AO3 Describe and evaluate two theories of the formation of relationships One theory is ‘The Matching Hypothesis’ which is a social psychological theory based on relationships‚ proposed by Goffman in 1952. It suggests that in order for a relationship to be a long and successful one; both partners in the relationship must be equally matched in attractiveness. The reason for this is due to fear of rejection‚ therefore when searching for a potential life partner the primary drive is to
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Moral judgements have historically been thought to occur outside of conscious control and be emotionally driven (Freud‚ 1976). Empirical data shows humans to make judgements in milliseconds‚ even before giving the decision conscious thought (Willis & Todorov‚ 2006). Furthermore‚ Hume (1777/1960) proposed that moral judgements are largely influenced by ‘gut feelings’ as research showed individuals to have an automatic feeling of approval or disapproval when making a moral judgement. Albeit only in
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The first of the two theories was put forward by Byrne and Clore in 1970. They named this theory about the formation of relationships the Reward/Need Satisfaction Theory. Their theory suggests that we are attracted to people we find satisfying to be with. This can be demonstrated by asking people why they are attracted to their partner‚ the usual answers are: caring‚ supportive‚ affectionate or just good fun. We‚ as humans‚ are motivated to seek stimuli that are rewarding to us. We are equally
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Hannah Ali: Psychology Assignment 19/12/12 Explain and evaluate any two approaches to explaining moral development. Moral development is what we consider to be right‚ wrong‚ good or bad. It is developed from infancy through to adulthood and is the principles we use to determine what is right or wrong‚ fair or unfair. Each individual has their own understanding of what morality is‚ however generally this is determined largely by the culture or society we live in and the rules that we
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Describe & Evaluate any two theories in developmental psychology Piaget’s (18961980) theory of moral development was based on his cognitive developmental theory. Piaget stated that children’s moral reasoning developed through a number of different stages similar to that of cognitive development. (Eysenck‚ M 2002) Piaget played games of marbles with children of different ages. He wanted to observe their understanding of the rules of that game and how important they thought it was to obey the rules
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usefulness of at least two population measures as indicators of development The fertility rate is useful to an extent as an indicator of development. Fertility rate is the number of live births per 1‚000 of the female population aged 15-4 in 1 year. It can also be described as the number of children a woman within a country will have in their life time. If the figure is above 2.1 the population will replace its self. There is a positive correlation between high rates of fertility and development with ‘Less
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matter what situation they are presented. Blum (1988). In the article titles “The Ethics of Care as Normative Guidance”‚ the author talks about Gilligan’s ethics of care and the conclusions after a particular study that she did. Her hypothesis stated “Moral reasoning
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James Weber (1991). Adapting Kohlberg to Enhance the Assessment of Managers Moral Reasoning 293-313 Introduction This review intents to summarize and evaluate the adaptions of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Moral Judgment Interview and Standard Issue Scoring method by James Weber. The article “Adapting Kohlberg to Enhance the Assessment of Managers Moral Reasoning” by James Weber mentions four different adaptions of the moral judgment interview and the standard issue scoring method. These modifications have
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Describe and discuss at least two features of the psychodynamic approach. One of the main assumptions of the psychodynamic approach to psychology is that the personality consists of three separate divisions; the id‚ the ego and the superego. The id represents all of your selfish needs and wishes‚ and your desire to have them satisfied immediately. The superego is your morality‚ the part of your brain which conflicts with the id‚ for example if your id tells you that you need a new X-Box game
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