Distinguish Between the Heteronomous Morality of Younger Children and the Autonomous

question 118

Essay

Distinguish between the heteronomous morality of younger children and the autonomous morality of older children according to Jean Piaget.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Constancy

The psychological tendency to perceive the size, shape, color, and brightness of an object as constant even when the stimuli changes.

Perceptual Adaptation

The ability of the body to adjust to an environment by filtering out distractions, enabling more effective perception.

Feature Detection

The process by which the brain identifies specific elements of sensory input, like edges or movements, to perceive objects or scenes.

Interposition

A visual cue in perceiving depth, where one object partially blocks another, leading the observer to perceive the blocking object as closer.