CHAPTER 10.15: Moral Development

Question 1

to study moral thinking we tend to use -

Answer 1

moral/ethical dilemmas

Question 2

describe kohlberg’s moral development model.

Answer 2

consists of preconventional, conventional and postconventional morality

Question 3

describe preconventional morality

Answer 3

characterized by self interest in seeking reward/avoiding punishment. its a very basic and egocentric form of morality.

Question 4

what is an example of preconventional morality in regards to the trolley dilemma?

Answer 4

“i will not flip the switch because it will get me in trouble”

Question 5

describe conventional morality

Answer 5

regards social conventions and rules to guide moral behaviour. typically taught by parents, family and the law to guide behaviour.

Question 6

what is an example of conventional morality in regards to the trolley dilemma?

Answer 6

“i will not flip the switch because if i willingly intervene i will have violated the law”

Question 7

describe post conventional morality

Answer 7

considered rules and law as relative, defined by the abstract principles of the situation.

Question 8

what is an example of postconventional morality in regards to the trolley dilemma?

Answer 8

“i would flip the switch, as five lives are worth more than just the one life”

Question 9

describe the social intuitionist model.

Answer 9

we make our decisions about the world very quickly and intuitively, as opposed to the kohlberg development model.

based off of gut instinct, and not reason.

Question 10

what is moral dumfounding?

Answer 10

when a moral dilemma is posed to us, we have a gut feeling about our answers, but we cannot explain the logical reason.

not being able to find a good reason for an argument!