Morality

Today I will be interviewing Baumeister, Gilligan, and Piaget who are some of the most influential psychologists in the field of moral development. I will be interviewing these three so and I have three critical questions in the field of moral development that I would like each to answer. I will then conclude with a brief summary of the similarities and differences between the psychologists I have interviewed.
Dr. Roy F. Baumeister received his PhD in social psychology from Princeton in 1978. He has taught social psychology, personality, interdisciplinary psychology, and sexuality. He has taught at several universities including Berkeley, Case Western Reserve University, University of Texas at Austin, the University of Virginia, and the Max-Planck-Institue in Munich, Germany. (Lawrence, 2008)
Today I will interview Dr. Roy Baumeister by asking him three specific questions about morality. Roy Baumeister believed that the quest for a meaningful life can be understood in essentially four main needs. Those needs include the following a need for purpose, a need for values, a need for a sense of efficacy, and a need for self worth. (Santrock, 2011)
Dr. Baumeister I appreciate you taking the time to do this interview with me today. I will be asking three questions and would like to get your thoughts on the topic of morality. I will start with my first question.
How would you define a human being's nature and morality? I appreciate the chance to do this interview. In regard to how I would define a human beings nature and morality let me start off with some basic concepts. There are four needs for meaning that we seek in order to fulfill so that we can view our lives as being meaningful. Those needs include the following a need for...

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...not only to ourselves but to humanity as a whole. While most of moral development happens at an earlier stage we still continue to develop. Morality if not learned at an early age has an impact on the person for the rest of their life. (Santrock, 2011)
Baumeister, Gilligan, and Piaget have some similarities and differences. All three were able to see the importance of moral development in childhood. However, Piaget focused on the stages that we develop morality. Gilligan was more focused on the differences of morality in females. Baumeister focus was more on the impact of self-control in moral development. It appears that all three focus on the importance of society and our social interaction in relation to how our morality is developed. It is important to keep in mind that our society is believe to have the biggest impact in our social development. (Santrock, 2011)