developmental psychology: kohlberg's moral development

Question 1

Lawrence Kohlberg sought to describe…

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development of moral reasoning by posing moral dilemmas to children

Question 2

1. preconventional morality (before age 9)

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children show morality for reward / avoid punishment

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2. conventional morality (early adolescence)

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social rules and laws upheld for their own stake

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3. postconventional morality

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affirms peoples agreed upon rights or follows personally perceived ethical principles

Question 5

stage 1

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consequences of the action

Question 6

stage 2

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benefits of the action

Question 7

stage 3

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love and approval, roles and norms

Question 8

stage 4

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law and social rules

Question 9

stage 5

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social contracts

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stage 6

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ethical principles that apply to everyone
- what is right for the world

Question 11

morals

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sense of right and wrong

Question 12

Heinz dilemma

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people’s reasoning were classified into different stages of moral development

Question 13

morality

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People who engage in doing the right thing develop empathy for others and the self-discipline to resist their own impulses.