Explain how attributional processes can be leveraged to train a ...

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Explain how attributional processes can be leveraged to train a moral self-concept in children.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In the area of problem-solving, the final period of the sensorimotor stage is marked by the child's ability to
 
  a. reach a solution to a problem internally by using symbolic mental combinations.
  b. repeat behaviors that result in interesting consequences.
  c. engage in trial-and-error behaviors to explore the properties of objects.
  d. show reversibility of thought operations.

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Answer to Question 1

Attribution refers to the ways we explain what causes a behavior--both our own and others' behaviors. When children are told that they shouldn't do something because they are good or honest, they begin to attribute those character qualities to themselves and feel either guilt when they misalign to them behaviorally or pride when they align to those descriptors. These types of attributions are internal in nature, and because of that, they have the power to pervade across situatios. In contrast, external attributions for one's behavior tend to be much more situational. Using internal, positive character descriptions and training children to think of themselves in those terms can promote future moral behavior.

Answer to Question 2

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