today… we will learn about cognitive development. we will learn about moral development
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Today…We will learn about Cognitive
Development.We will learn about Moral
Development.
Jean Piaget
Cognitive DevelopmentTheorist
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What is Cognition?How we perceive, process,
interpret, and store informationPatterns of reasoning, moral
thinking, and adjustments to our surroundings.
Piaget—Theory that as we get older, we think more abstractly.◦Making inferences, conjectures,
analytic thinking
Moral DevelopmentLawrence Kohlberg
MoralityWhat is morality?
◦Deciding what is right and wrong.What would a moral dilemma be?
◦Heinz dilemma.◦Asked children this dilemma and
recorded their conclusions and arguments.
Developed 3 levels of Moral development◦Broken into 6 stages.
Activity Time!We will break into 7 groups.
◦Count off 1 through 7◦Same numbers get into a group.
You will become a specialist in 1 stage/level
Return to your seats.◦Regroup 1 -7 get into group.◦Now you will take turns teaching each
other your stage/level. ◦All group members will listen and
answer the questions on their worksheet.
Cognitive/Moral recapWhat is Cognitive development
◦What does it mean to develop cognitively?
What is Moral development?◦Can you think of personal examples
of Moral development?
Cognitive recap6 months to 1.5 years
SensorimotorExperiences
world through senses and interaction
Lack object permanence (until 7 -9 months)
Stranger anxiety
Cognitive recap2 – 7 years Preoperational
First use of representational thought and symbols
Ability to pretendLacks logical
reasoningEgocentrism;
unable to take another’s point of view
Cognitive recapAges 8 – 12 Concrete
OperationalThinks logically
about concrete events
Mathematical transformations: performs arithmetical operations
Have begun to internalize thoughts and reflections
Cognitive recapAges 12 + Formal
OperationalAbstract reasoningPotential for
mature moral reasoning
Can go beyond appearances to deal
with the truth or falsity
What are Morals?Dictionary Definition
◦concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior
◦based on what you think is right and good
◦agreeing with a standard of right behavior
Moral recapPre-
Conventional
First Level: Infants & preschoolers
1st stage: Child believes that bad behavior is behavior that is punished & good behavior is behavior is not
2nd stage: good is something pleasant & desirable; bad is unpleasant & undesirable
Moral recapConventional 2nd Level:
Conventional role conformity
1st stage: practices morality that wins approval from parents, teachers, peers
praise = moral2nd stage: moral =
conforming to rules and norms of society
obeys authority figures
Moral recapPost
Conventional3rd level: Self
accepted Principles
Individual judges their own moral standards
Can distinguish between good and bad laws
Individual principles of conscience
Moral recapKey Ideas to Keep in Mind: Individuals do not always remain
permanently at one level, but can shift between levels. Only a small percentage of the population ever reaches post-conventional levels of morality.
It is possible for a human being to be physically mature but not morally mature.