Moral emotions associated with right or wrong actions and may motivate moral thoughts and actions. These emotions can be positive or negative.
Moral standards lead to moral reasoning and leads to moral behavior. the transitions are influenced by moral emotions. Moral behavior reflects our actual behavior when faced with a moral dilemma and is influenced by our emotions. Moral behavior is taught through operant conditioning.
Kohlberg's theory with piaget's mapped onto it.
4.5: Transitional
Heteronomous morality
Autonomous morality
Moral reasoning is not only what a person thinks is right and wrong, but why a person thinks that something is right or wrong.
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