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.