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The Adolescent
Chapter 7 vocab
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/21/2011

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morality of constraint
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conduct that is coerced by rules or authority
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morality of cooperation
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conduct that is regulated by mutual respect and consent
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objective judgments
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judgments based solely on the consequences of wrongdoing
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subjective judgments
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judgments that take into account intentions or motives
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moral realism
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the earlier of Piaget's two stages of moral development, in which individuals slavishly follow the rules they are given
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moral relativism
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the latter of Piaget's two stages of moral development, in which individuals make their own moral judgments rather than blindly follow rules
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immanent justice
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the child's belief that immoral behavior inevitably brings pain or punishment as a natural consequence of the transgression
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preconventional moral reasoning
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according to Kohlberg, the first level of development of moral thought, based on reward and punishment
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punishment orientation
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the more primitive level of preconventional moral reasoning, in which one acts so as to avoid negative consequences
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instrumental hedonism orientation
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the more advanced of the two preconventional reasoning levels, in which one acts so as to gain a future reward
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conventional moral reasoning
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according to Kohlberg, the second level of development of moral thought, based on the desire to conform to social convention
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good girl-good boy orientation
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the first of the two levels of conventional moral reasoning, in which one acts so as to win others' approval
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law and order orientation
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the more advanced type of conventional moral reasoning, in which one unquestioningly obeys society's rules and laws
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postconvnetional moral reasoning
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according to Kohlberg, the third level of development of moral thought, based on adherence to the universal principles
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social contract orientation
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the type of postconventional moral reasoning in which one believes that individual actions should serve the greater good
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universal principled reasoning
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the highest form of moral reasoning, in which one acts according to his or her abstract moral principles
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metacognition
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the ability to think about one's own thought process
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social-cognitive domain model
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an approach to moral development that stresses the contextual nature of moral decisions and distinguishes social conventions from moral rules
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moral rules
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social rules that are concerned with how people behave toward one another
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social conventions
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social rules that dictate what is appropriate and expected
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personal preferences
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aspects of behavior that involve independent choices with which others have no right to interfere
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prosocial behavior
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actions that benefit, help, and bolster others
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moral courage
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the ability to stand up for one's values, especially those concerning fairness.
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social capital
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the resources available to an individual through his or her interpersonal connections
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cognitive priming
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the activation of neural pathways so that ambiguous or neutral stimuli are perceived as similar to what has been previously perceived
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self-determination
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the right to have one's own opinions and make on'e own descisions
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inculcation
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an approach to moral education that teaches students to accept specific moral values, such as honesty and trustworthiness
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moral development
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an approach to moral education that uses moral dilemmas and the like to give youths experience in higher-level reasoning
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values clarification
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a method of teaching values that helps students become aware of their own beliefs and values
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analysis
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an approach to moral education that emphasizes using logical reasoning to solve social dilemmas
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service learning
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an approach to moral education that emphasizes community service
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