Mechanisms Underlying Children's Processing of Ethical Conflicts: An Affective Developmental Approach

儿童处理道德冲突的机制：情感发展方法

• 批准号: RGPIN-2019-06924
• 负责人: Malti, Tina
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=716527
• 关键词: Mechanisms; Underlying; Children; Processing; Ethical

Mechanisms underlying children's processing of ethical conflicts: An affective developmental approach Why do some children feel happy about transgressing ethical norms while others feel guilty? Many parents, educators and researchers have pondered this question, typically in the hopes of understanding and understanding of behavior and behavior. Although previous research has yielded useful findings on how social factors-such as parenting-influence how to process children's social conflicts, it is not so much about the basic affective and cognitive mechanisms underlying the development of moral emotions, such as guilt. Understanding how moral emotions are important because they predict ethical behavior and are more important than judgments and reasoning about these events. The long-term goal of the proposed research is to deepen our understanding of how to address cognitive and affective processes and to respond to ethical conflict-such as situations involving exclusion, physical harm and property. The specific aims of the present proposal are to examine a) moment-to-moment relations between cognitive and affective processes, b) the effect of different attention-manipulating prompts on moral emotions, and c) the effect of such prompts on moral emotions based on similarity to one's victim. To address our research aims, we will study 4-, 6-, and 8-year-old children and observe their eye movements and facial expressions in response to hypothetical transgressions (e.g., stealing a chocolate bar from a peer). In our first study, we will say the temporal relations between attention and components of emotion. Using this micro-longitudinal approach can help us understand the processes that elicit moral emotions. In our second study, we will experimentally manipulate children's attention towards a child. To test the approach of a victim, the victim's emotions, taking the perspective of the victim, or reflecting upon fairness principles. In our last study, we will be more likely to experience such symptoms when they are more often than not similar to themselves (e.g., same versus different skin tone and gender). The combination of these studies will provide insights into the interconnections between attention, cognitive processing, and affective response as mechanisms in the development of children's emotional responses to ethical conflict.

儿童处理道德冲突的机制：情感发展方法 为什么有些孩子对违反道德规范感到高兴，而另一些孩子则感到内疚？许多家长、教育工作者和研究人员都在思考这个问题，通常是希望能够理解和理解行为和行为。尽管先前的研究已经就社会因素（例如养育方式）如何影响儿童处理社会冲突的方式得出了有用的发现，但对道德情感（例如内疚）发展背后的基本情感和认知机制却没有太多关注。了解道德情感的重要性，因为它们预测道德行为，并且比对这些事件的判断和推理更重要。 拟议研究的长期目标是加深我们对如何解决认知和情感过程以及如何应对道德冲突（例如涉及排斥、身体伤害和财产的情况）的理解。本提案的具体目的是检查a）认知和情感过程之间的即时关系，b）不同的注意力操纵提示对道德情绪的影响，以及c）此类提示对基于与受害者的相似性的道德情绪的影响。 为了实现我们的研究目标，我们将研究 4 岁、6 岁和 8 岁的儿童，并观察他们对假设的违规行为（例如，从同伴那里偷了一块巧克力）的眼球运动和面部表情。在我们的第一项研究中，我们将讨论注意力和情绪成分之间的时间关系。使用这种微观纵向方法可以帮助我们理解引发道德情感的过程。在我们的第二项研究中，我们将通过实验操纵孩子们对孩子的注意力。测试受害者的态度、受害者的情绪、站在受害者的角度或反思公平原则。在我们的上一项研究中，当这些症状往往与自己相似时（例如，相同与不同的肤色和性别），我们更有可能经历此类症状。 这些研究的结合将提供对注意力、认知处理和情感反应之间相互联系的见解，作为儿童对道德冲突的情感反应发展的机制。