AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the concept of right or good conduct
A
theory
B
morality
C
constructs
D
psychology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Right’ and ‘good’ are the two basic terms of moral evaluation. In general, something is ‘right’ if it is morally obligatory, whereas it is morally ‘good’ if it is worth having or doing and enhances the life of those who possess it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Generally speaking, morality is defined as “the group or network of beliefs, values, norms, orders, prohibitions, and designs which are involved in the life of a person, group, people, social class, nation, or cultural environment in a certain historical period and which guide their actions” (Özlem, 2004, p. 7).

Detailed explanation-3: -Right conduct, the fourth element, means that a person’s actions must try to be without ego or thought for the self, and they must be good and moral in order to defeat evil. Sample 1.

Detailed explanation-4: -Morally wrong acts are activities such as murder, theft, rape, lying, and breaking promises. Other descriptions would be that they are morally prohibited, morally impermissible, acts one ought not to do, and acts one has a duty to refrain from doing. Morally right acts are activities that are allowed.

Detailed explanation-5: -In discussing the application of morality, four aspects may be considered: religious moral-ity, morality and nature, individual morality, and social morality.

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