Ethics explained to smooth out all wrinkles in current debates -- Neo-Darwinist approach This is an act that no human would say "it is amoral, it is immoral". To all this is a truly moral act. — god must be atheist
If the action was done purely on instinct would it not be amoral? At least some conscious thought is required to make it a moral action. Although to others it may seem that the action of saving a child was heroic and was made based off that consideration. In reality it was amoral as it was done purely through instinct. However, if there was any conscious thought at all in the seconds that it took to save that child; then would it not fall in your first category as it was a decision affected by that person’s sense of morality? True the range of moral options are limited based on the persons biology. In this case not saving your own child is not an option, biological instinct will compel you. Instead the effort exerted or the method in doing so might be changed. Unfortunately this is the case for every action a human might take as they are limited by biology. These biological instincts can be over come and given time completely ignored, otherwise morality amongst humans would be universal:
Some cultures are abhorred by any one or more of the following things, and they teach morals against them: cannibalism, child- and wife abuse, murder, slavery, incest or inbreeding. Yet all of these features were integral, working, and in some cases, necessarily accepted features of to us known and well-operating cultures — god must be atheist
Although this all takes place on a spectrum and is not:
two horns of the dilemma that has created havoc among ethicists. — god must be atheist
Humans are limited by biology in the conscious and unconscious decisions or actions they can preform.
In summary actions made by a conscious individual may be assigned morality and actions made without conscious thought are amoral. Biology limits the scope of what humans define to be moral. Morality is sometimes mistakenly placed on amoral unconscious action because it is mistaken for a conscious action and this can be done even potentially by the individual in question due to faulty memory or other factors.
I apologize if I appear to be rambling I would be happy to clarify any misconceptions or answer any questions.