GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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It can be applied consistently across diverse cultures
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It was inspired by Piaget’s work on cognitive development
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It is supported by researchers who favor a pragmatic approach to morality
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It is in step with Gilligan’s view of a feminine morality that emphasizes an “ethic of care”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Piaget understands moral development as a construction process, i.e. the interplay of action and thought builds moral concepts. Kohlberg on the other hand, describes development as a process of discovering universal moral principles. In the first case autonomy means allowing this process to unfold independently.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kohlberg interviewed 72 lower-and middle-class white boys, presenting each with a moral dilemma: whether it would be permissible for a poor man to steal medicine for his dying wife. The children’s responses became the basis of his six-stage theory of moral development.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement about Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s beliefs about morality is TRUE? In order for a behavior to be deemed moral or immoral, the reasoning behind the behavior must be taken into account.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lawrence Kohlberg describes moral development as a process of discovering universal moral principles, and is based on a child’s intellectual development. Piaget conceptualizes moral development as a constructivist process, whereby the interplay of action and thought builds moral concepts.