Personality and Moral Development

There are 3 sections to this Assessment.

Select 1 question from Section 1

Select 1 question from Section 2

Answer the compulsory question in Section 3

Length: 2200 words, so roughly 700 words per Section.

Each section is weighted equally, contributing one third of the overall mark. The examination contributes to 50% of your final grade on this module.

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Section 1: Moral Development

Answer ONE of the questions from those below.

1. Amy (15) knows her best friend has been stealing money from her parents. She is aware that her friend is doing this to support her boyfriend who is homeless and must make a decision about whether to report this behaviour.

Use ONE moral development theory to explain Amy’s dilemma.

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2. Joe (age 18) volunteers at a homeless shelter on Saturday nights instead of going out with his friends.

Draw on ONE moral development theory to explain what may influence the young person’s behaviour.

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3. Siblings, 10 year old Sandy and 16 year old Emma, separately cheat at a game. Although both young people are cheating, the reasons why they are cheating may be different.

Using a moral development or altruistic theory covered in the module, explain the behaviour of both children.

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Section 2: Personality Development

Use ONE theory to discuss ONE of the following statements. Your response should explain the theory and how that theory can be used to explain the behaviour / thoughts in the statement you have chosen.

1. Jack (15) spends hours thinking about his hairstyle and clothing choices and can get very upset if he does not have what he perceives to be the right look for any social occasion.
2. Euan (aged 13) is nervous about going to the school disco, but gets annoyed when his parents offer to pick him up after it finishes.
3. Anna (16) can’t decide what she would like to do when she leaves school.

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Section 3:
The following discussion of lockdown and adolescence is provided by the online blog BYJU Future School:

Select ONE theory (either personality or moral development covered in the module) that you have NOT previously used in this assessment.
1: Discuss the key features of the theory you have chosen and use those key features to explain why complying with rules and regulations may be difficult for adolescents, and what strategies adults could use to help adolescents become more responsible during this stage of development.

Include an evaluation of the theory by discussing a strength and a weakness, relating to why young people crave autonomy and do not like rules. What does the theory explain and what does the theory not explain?