The Requirement That a Person Must Be Able to Know

question 128

Short Answer

The requirement that a person must be able to know right from wrong to be convicted of a crime is known as the _____.

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Definitions:

Autonomous Morality

The second stage in Piaget’s cognitive-developmental theory of moral development, in which children base moral judgments on the intentions of the wrongdoer and on the amount of damage done.

Objective Morality

The perception of morality as objective, that is, as existing outside the cognitive functioning of people.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that describes how children construct a mental model of the world through stages of learning.

Active Discovery

A learning approach where individuals learn by engaging directly with materials, environments, or situations, leading to increased understanding and retention of knowledge.