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Developmental Psych
Ch 14-Moral
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
11/28/2008

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prosocial behavior
Definition
helping others, sharing, bullshit etc
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moral judgments
Definition
decisions that pertain to right and wrong
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social conventional judgments
Definition
decisions that pertain to customs or regulations intended to secure social coordination and organization
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personal judgments
Definition
decisions that refer to actions in which indivdual preferences are the main consideration
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conscience
Definition
an internal regulatory mechanism that increases the individual's ability to conform to standards of behavior
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altruistic motives
Definition
helping others for good reasons, later on, helping to achieve moralistic consistency
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sympathy
Definition
the feeling of concern for another creature brought on by another's suffering
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instrumental aggression
Definition
aggression motivated by the desire to obtain a concrete goal
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oppositional defiance disorder
Definition
a disorder characterized by angry, defiant behavior
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conduct disorder
Definition
a disorder characterized by violent, severe, anti social behavior
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reactive aggression
Definition
emotionally driven, antagonistic aggression that is sparked by the hostile attribution bias
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proactive aggression
Definition
unemotional aggression driven by the need fulfill a desire
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