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Moral Development


Kohlberg's Stage Model

Moral reasoning proceeds through stages. Postconventional reasoning is not common


Criticisms of Kohlberg's theory:
  • People don't make decisions in the same stage all of the time
  • Western bias - not all cultures have justice and equality as highest principles

Practice: Moral Development

When children avoid punishment by NOT doing something that would lead to punishment, at which level of moral development would the child be ?