moral reasoning

• Piaget's two distinct stages in thinking about morality

  • _______ morality
  • _______ morality

  heteronomous, autonomous
• _____ morality: children think justice and rules= as unchangeable properties, removed from the control of people

  heteronomous
• _______morality: rules and laws are created by people, we should consider the intentions as well as the consequences ( older children)
• Piaget suggested two distinct stages in thinking about morality

  Heteronomous, Autonomous
• justice and rules =unchangeable properties, removed from the control of people (4 to 7 years)


  heteronoums
• ex. Immanent justice: broken rule = immediate punishment
• rules and laws are created by people; we should consider the intentions as well as the consequences (older children)

  autonomous