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    Kohlberg built on Piaget's work and identified six stages of moral development grouped into three levels. The pre-conventional level involves reasoning based on consequences and includes the punishment/obedience and mutual benefit stages. The conventional level involves reasoning based on social norms and includes the social approval and law and order stages. The post-conventional level involves reasoning based on principles and includes the social contract and universal principles stages.

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    Kohlberg built on Piaget's work and identified six stages of moral development grouped into three levels. The pre-conventional level involves reasoning based on consequences and includes the punishment/obedience and mutual benefit stages. The conventional level involves reasoning based on social norms and includes the social approval and law and order stages. The post-conventional level involves reasoning based on principles and includes the social contract and universal principles stages.

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    Kohlberg built on Piaget's work and identified six stages of moral development grouped into three levels. The pre-conventional level involves reasoning based on consequences and includes the punishment/obedience and mutual benefit stages. The conventional level involves reasoning based on social norms and includes the social approval and law and order stages. The post-conventional level involves reasoning based on principles and includes the social contract and universal principles stages.

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    Kohlberg’s

    Theory of Moral
    Development
    Lawrence Kohlberg built on Piaget’s
    work, and set the groundwork for
    the present debate within
    psychology on moral development.
    Like Piaget, he believed that children
    form ways of thinking through their
    experiences which include
    understandings of moral concepts
    such as justice, rights, equality and
    human welfare.
    He did not aim to judge whether the
    responses were right or wrong.
    He was interested in analyzing the
    moral reasoning behind the
    responses. From his research,
    Kohlberg identified six stages of
    moral reasoning grouped into three
    major levels.
    Kohlberg's Stages
    Pre-conventional level
    • Stage 1: The punishment and obedience orientation
    • Stage 2:Mutual Benefit
    Conventional level
    • Stage 3: Social Approval
    • Stage 4:Law and Order
    Post-conventional level
    • Stage 5: The social-contract
    • Stage 6: The universal Principles
    1.Preconventional Level
    Moral reasoning is based
    on the consequences/result
    of the act, not on the
    wether the act itself is
    good or bad.
    Punishment/ Obedience.
    One is motivated by
    fear of punishment.
    He will act in order to
    avoid punishment.
    Mutual benefit

    One is motivated to act by


    the benefit that one may
    obtain later. You scratch
    my back, I'll scratch yours.
    2.Conventional
    Moral reasoning is based
    on the conventions or
    “norms” of society. This
    may include approval of
    others, law and order.
    Social Approval
    One is motivated by what others
    expect in behavior - good boy,
    good girl. The person acts because
    he/she values how he/she will
    appear to other. He/she gives
    important on what people will
    think or say.
    Law and Order.
    One is motivated to act in
    order to uphold law and
    order. The will follow the
    law because it is the law.
    3.Post-conventional
    Moral reasoning is based
    on enduring or consistent
    principles. It is not just
    recognizing the law, but
    the principles behind the
    law.
    Social Contract
    Laws that are wrong can be
    changed. One will act based
    on social justice and the
    common good.
    Universal Principles
    This is associated with the
    development of one conscience.
    Having a set of standard that
    drives one to posses moral
    responsibility to make societal
    changes regardless of
    consequences to oneself.

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