Moral Behaviors: What Can Behaviorists Learn from the Developmental Literature?

Research on moral behavior in children is sorely lacking in the behavioral literature. Yet, behavioral research documenting effective treatment of children with behavioral and emotional problems has often failed to generalize or to focus on moral behavior. Developmental psychologists have researched...

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Published inInternational journal of behavioral and consultation therapy Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 477 - 493
Main Authors Termini, Kristin A, Golden, Jeannie A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Joseph D. Cautilli 01.01.2007
American Psychological Association
Joseph Cautilli, Ph
Subjects
Attachment Behavior
Behavior
Behavior Problems
Child Behavior
Childhood Development
Childrearing Practices
Children
Developmental Psychology
Emotional Problems
Human
Moral Development
Moral Values
Morality
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting Skills
Parents
Psychologists
Self Control
Parent Behaviors
Moral Development
Morality
Internalization
Attachment
Conscience
Child Behaviors
Self-regulation
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Summary:Research on moral behavior in children is sorely lacking in the behavioral literature. Yet, behavioral research documenting effective treatment of children with behavioral and emotional problems has often failed to generalize or to focus on moral behavior. Developmental psychologists have researched moral behavior and have provided models of moral development in children. The authors of this paper have reviewed this literature in an attempt to encourage behavioral researchers to critical evaluate the developmental literature in light of what it may have to offer in the area of moral behavior.
ISSN:1555-7855
1555-7855
DOI:10.1037/h0100818