The Development of Conscience (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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According to John Locke, how are children born regarding moral understanding?
According to John Locke, how are children born regarding moral understanding?
As a 'blank moral canvas'
What primarily drives children's behaviour during the first six years of life?
What primarily drives children's behaviour during the first six years of life?
Seeking pleasure & avoiding pain
Is genuine conscience operating in children before the age of six?
Is genuine conscience operating in children before the age of six?
No, genuine conscience not present
At what age does the beginning of true moral awareness typically occur?
At what age does the beginning of true moral awareness typically occur?
Around age 6
From age 6 onwards, what do children begin to identify behind rules?
From age 6 onwards, what do children begin to identify behind rules?
The values that support boundaries
What is a 'mirrored conscience'?
What is a 'mirrored conscience'?
Reflecting moral beliefs of those around
How do people typically develop their moral beliefs according to the mirrored conscience concept?
How do people typically develop their moral beliefs according to the mirrored conscience concept?
Absorbing beliefs from those around them
Does the mirroring of moral perspectives stop when people reach adulthood?
Does the mirroring of moral perspectives stop when people reach adulthood?
No, it continues throughout life
What analogy is used to describe how mirrored conscience develops?
What analogy is used to describe how mirrored conscience develops?
How people develop accents
Whose moral development theory closely parallels the development of conscience?
Whose moral development theory closely parallels the development of conscience?
Lawrence Kohlberg's
According to Freud's theory, what influences development more than biological nature?
According to Freud's theory, what influences development more than biological nature?
Environment & nurturing community
In conscience development, which statement is true about nature versus nurture?
In conscience development, which statement is true about nature versus nurture?
Nurture overpowers nature