Morality
What Morality means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
The person's own standards of right and wrong, which can resist or override crowd pressure.
The general principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong.
Topics that use Morality
- Social influence (AQA GCSE)
- Issues and debates (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Culture
- Adorno's theory of the authoritarian personality
- Authority
- Bystander intervention
- Characteristics and link to obedience
- Cost of helping
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Deindividuation
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