Moral Development

1. How does the social learning theory link to antisocial behaviour

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Scenario about medicine and the cost, asked a number of questions, children progress through stages, right and wrong based on punishment, considering intentions, morals vs legal, understanding other views
Child intentionally split ink on the table, child accidently spilt ink on the table because he was trying to clean up- children under 7 made a moral decision based on scale of damage
Multiple view points are only considered if they are drastically differing
Children do not understand morality until they have been in situations themselves where it impacts them

Children show preference to toys that are seen as helpful, showing they are sensitive to others actions
Children are more likely to share if they can visually see a person is disadvantaged
Children are given 4 stickers, asked how many they should share and how many they will share, understand they should share but not until 7-8 that they actually do
Children will pick something up that was dropped only when the experimenter explicitly struggles

Genetics- Meta analysis of twins showed 32% variation due to genetics
Environmental- Style of parenting, childrens attachment, peer group influences
Imitation- If a model demonstrates antisocial behaviour and is often rewarded for it
Watching TV- those exposed to violent TV programmes