KOHLBERG'S THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Lawrence Kohlberg CORRECT ANSWER -American Psychologist - -Studied moral development in children as a cognitive function, when most psychologists were studying behavioral functions "The Dilemma" CORRECT ANSWER -Kohlberg interviewed 72, middle-class, white males of various ages -He presented the same dilemma or question to each of them -He traced the moral development by age and came up with a theory on how people change their moral thinking as they age Kohlberg's Conclusions CORRECT ANSWER -Kohlberg placed moral development into three stages: 1. pre-conventional 2. conventional 3. post-conventional Pre-Conventional Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment CORRECT ANSWER -children see rules as fixed and absolute -obeying rules is important because it means avoiding punishment