Abstract
This research studied the basis of moral judgement of children aged 5 to 7 using two series of adapted paired stories, in one of which the difference between the two behaviour motivations in correct degree was enlarged, and the other of which the difference between the two behaviour results in serious degree was reduced. It was indicated by the results that under both circumstances, the number of children who changed from the previous judgement on the basis of results to the judgement on the basis of motivation reached a marked level. According to this result, it could be considered that at this phase the children were influenced by both the behaviour result and the behaviour motivation, but the effect of the behaviour result was much larger than that of the behaviour motivation. And with the increase of age, the effect of the result reduced and that of the motivation increased gradually. The conclusion about the moral judgement of children at the age of 5-7 made by Piaget should be replenished and revised.
| Keywords: | moral judgement; judgement on the basis of results; judgement on the basis of motivation |
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