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CI 152
Moral Development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Young children make decisions about right and wrong based on... | the consequences of the behavior. |
| If it has a good consequence, | it is the right thing to do |
| If it has a bad consequence, | it is the wrong thing to do |
| Those who focus on consequences: | moral realists |
| Those who set consequences aside and consider intent: | moral relativists |
| When one can't look beyond consequences this is an inability to: | decenter |
| The moral realist accepts: | a higher authority |
| The moral realist tends to be: | very rigid about rules |
| The moral relativist accepts the need for rules, but... | recognizes that sometimes the rules don’t apply. They complicate situations with the “Yes, but . . .” arguments. |