Explain Piaget's concepts of moral realism and moral relativism

What will be an ideal response?


Moral realism is Piaget's first stage of moral reasoning, in which moral decisions are made based on consequences. Moral relativism is the next stage in which judgments are made based on the actor's intentions.

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a. dissonance reduction is motivated by an aversive state of tension. b. self-confident people experience the least dissonance. c. people habituate to mild dissonance. d. attitudes, but not behaviors,are the source of dissonance. e. the effects of dissonance decrease as group membership increases.

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Which of the following reflexes disappears around 8-12 months?

a. Babinski. c. sucking. b. eye blinking. d. gagging.

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About what percent of middle-aged adult men and women are obese in the United States today?

a. about 15% b. about 25% c. about 40% d. about 70%

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The surgical procedure of cutting the corpus callosum is done in cases of

a. communication problems. b. severe epilepsy. c. injury or stroke. d. split personality.

Psychology