Talk:Social cognitive theory of morality

Possible Sources
Below is a list of possible sources I may use to edit this stub page. I plan on adding to it as I continue my research. Constructive criticism, discussion, and suggestions are all welcome. Thank you.

Bandura, A. (2001). Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective. Annu. Rev. Psychol. Annual Review of Psychology, 52(1), 1-26.

Bandura, A. (2002). Social Cognitive Theory in Cultural Context. Applied Psychology, 51(2), 269-290.

Aquino, K., Freeman, D., Reed, A., Lim, V., & Felps, W. (2009). Testing a social-cognitive model of moral behavior: The interactive influence of situations and moral identity centrality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97(1), 123-141.doi:10.1037/a0015406

Essercc (talk) 16:11, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Proposed Changes
Below is a list of proposed changes for this article.

1. revise the opening paragraph to include the moral development of the *individual* and not just the child.

2. provide in-text citations and references that validate the information used.

3. include a description of stage theory and how it tries to account for the development of moral thinking.

4. include a more comprehensive description of Bandura's concept of morality.

5. include information about how the individual's society and the important figures within it can shape and influence the development of morality.

6. how moral thinking follows the basic development of thought; from concrete to abstract.

7. describe the interacting determinates that can influence not only development of but also use of moral thinking strategies and standards.

Any comments or suggestions are welcome to help revise this article. Essercc (talk) 16:00, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Proposed Revision of Lead Section
The social cognitive theory of morality attempts to explain how moral thinking, in interaction with other psychosocial determinants, govern individual moral conduct. Social cognitive theory adopts an "interactionist" perspective to the development of moral behavior. Personal factors of the individual, such as individual moral thought, emotional reactions to behavior, personal moral conduct, and factors within their environment, all interact with, and effect, each other. Social cognitive theory contests, in many ways, with the stage theories of moral reasoning. Social cognitive theory attempts to understand why individual uses a lower level of moral reasoning when they are, theoretically, at a higher level. It also attempts explain the way social interactions help to form new, as well as change existing, moral standards. The influence of modeling and other such social factors are explored as functions of growth and development.

Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Essercc (talk) 22:35, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Hey Chelsey. I think this is a really great start to your wikipedia page. The only thing I would suggest is to add real life examples to help people understand the theory even more! Nice job! Excited to see the entire page!

-Jasmine — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lovejonespink (talk • contribs) 00:15, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks Jasmine. That is a great idea especially considering the informal nature of media we are using to write our papers. I will definitely consider that as I continue to edit this article. Essercc (talk) 17:08, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Peer Edit
Hi Chelsey, great work so far. I also agree with Jasmine, I think it would be a great addition to the article if you added real like examples. In addition, I think you could reflect more on the theory and maybe include a few categories: history, research, examples, and even add some history about Bandura. Just a recommendation! Good luck, I can't wait to see what the article looks like when you are completely finished!

Thanks, Sarah Sche422 (talk) 21:09, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Stage Theories
A small number of derogative statements in the Stage Theories paragraph ( introduced by or qualified with: unclear, downplay, even for, it is possible but ) seem to reflect Bandura's arguments as in his SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY OF MORAL THOUGHT AND ACTION ( "Unclear" ?= "not entirely clear"). This would rather question the coherence of this paragraph being followed by "Bandura's View". The second half of the Stage Theories paragraph should therefore be rewritten following a more neutral point of view, or the critic of stage theories otherwise attributed to their authors, Locke and others, according to Bandura. --Askedonty (talk) 09:19, 23 July 2015 (UTC)