EBIO 3400 1st Edition Lecture 24Outline of Last Lecture I. KohlbergII. MoralityIII. Haidt, Koller and Dias StudyIV. Infant MoralityOutline of Current Lecture V. Morality ContinuedVI. Weapons of the Spirit Film and AnalysisCurrent LectureMorality ContinuedWhat is morality?- Ability to distinguish right from wrong:- Three components:o Cognitiveo AffectiveConclusions of Hamlin, Wynn and Bloom:- infants understand helping as a distinct psychological phenomenon and show a preference for it- Implicationso Social evaluation far earlier than previously thoughto May form the basis for a system of moralityo May be unlearnedWarneken and Tomasello (2008):- do young children help?o Methodo N = 36, 20- month- olds (toddlers)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. Grade Buddy is best Used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Warm up: jingle machine Ball goes through and jingleso Treatment: drops something out of reach Material reward – they get a ball for helping pick up something the researcher drops Social reward – “thank you, that’s really nice of you.” Neautralo Test: more helping opportunitiesResults:- the majority of children helped the maximum number of times during the treatment phase, regardless of conditiono ¾ children did- however, during the test phase, those in the material reward condition helped LESS than those in the social reward and neutral conditionsConclusions:- very young children have a STRONG tendency to help- this altruistic tendency seems intrinsically motivated since it susceptible to an over-justification effectMoral Behavior: Weapons of the Spirit: Film- do you think people of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon acted morally?- What evidence is there in the interviews to support Kohlberg’s or Haidt’s theories?- Are these theories helpful in understanding moral behavior? What if anything in missing?Haidt and Kohlberg and Weapons of the Spirit:- Haidt- intuitionism- lots of support in filmo no one knew why they were taking the jewish people in, they just felt that it was righto “We had no theories”o “It was the human thing to do, that’s all I can say.”- Kohlberg:o Not to be ashamed of myself (postconventional, personal ethical principles)o Actions (supersede the law; education limits
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