One of the most persistent and perpetually unanswered questions in psychology is the question of morality. What is it, how does it develop and where does it come from? A basic definition of morality is “beliefs about what constitutes good behavior and what is bad behavior” (Merriam-Webster). Based on the definition, the question then becomes even more complicated; How do people decide what is right and what is wrong? Research has examined this question from many different angles, and two distinct schools of thought have emerged. One focuses on the Lockean idea of ​​children as blank slates who must be taught the difference between good and evil and what it means to be moral, while the other espouses a more Chomskian perspective of a system predefined basic rules and guidelines that only need to be activated. So what does this mean for humans and humanity? Are we born tabula rasa or are we born with an innate sense of right and wrong? For those studying this topic, the question then becomes how to most effectively theorize, experience, and interpret human morality. this sense of self was not automatic, but rather gradual. He believed that humans were, at birth, a blank slate and that it was the accumulation of sensory perceptions and experiences that allowed human beings to develop their sense of what it means to be human and learn to function in a social system. He also argued that the way people put their experiences together became the basis for the rest of their lives and that it was a key part of education and parenting to ensure that the foundations were strong (Copelston, ...... middle of article ......13). Do infants detect indirect reciprocity? Cognition, 129(1) 102-113. Morality. 2014. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014 from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moralityPremack, D. (2007). Foundation of morality in children. The social brain matters: positions on the neurobiology of social cognition, 190, 161-167.Scarf, D., Imuta, K., Colombo, M., Hayne, H. (2012) Social evaluation or simple association? A simple association can explain moral reasoning in infants. PLoS ONE 7(8) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042698Schmidt MFH, Sommerville, JA (2011). Fairness expectations and altruistic sharing in 15-month-old human infants. PLoS UN 6(10): e23223. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023223 Wade, N. (September 18, 2007). Is “doing unto others” written in our genes? New York Times Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/science/18mora.html?sq&_r=0