05-07-2014, 03:11 AM
I think the entire complex - m/b/s - is utilized. From our prefrontal cortex which physically helps us to weight options and make decisions, our thinking function of mind, social mind which we probably tap into to make decision, and so forth. Conscience is about utilizing life experience and knowing what is valuable when engaging in some action. So to me it's about morality - what is right and wrong, which is basically what we value and what we believe and think about things. During our lifespan we do develop our capacity to make decisions (e.g., Kohlberg's moral development theory) but it's about experience and socialization or norms, mores, values, (i.e., different distortions).