Theories On How Morals Developed
- Freud's morality and the superego: Sigmund Freud suggested people developed morally when they set aside their selfish needs for the values of important socialising agents (e.g. parents)
- Piaget's theory of moral development: Jean Piaget theorised that moral development unfolds over certain stages as children learn to adopt moral behaviours for their own sake.
- B.F. Skinner's behavioural theory focused on the power of external forces, such as praise and the desire for positive attention.
- Lawrence Kohlberg's moral reasoning consisted of six stages of moral development.
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