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Based on Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987) developed his own theory of moral development in children. Kohlberg believed that people progressed in their moral reasoning (i.e., in their bases for ethical behavior) through a series of stages. According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, there are 6 stages of moral development, known as Kohlberg’s stages of moral development. Kohlberg classified their moral reasoning into three levels, each of which contains two distinct substages.
1. Kohlberg’s Three levels of moral development
1.1. Level 1: Pre-conventional morality
Focus: Decisions are based primarily on self-interest and avoiding punishment. At the pre-conventional level (most nine years old and younger, some over nine), we don’t have a personal code of morality. Instead, our moral code is shaped by the standards of adults and the consequences of following or breaking their rules. Authority is outside the individual and reasoning is based on the physical consequences of actions
Stage 1: Obedience and punishment orientation. The child/individual is good to avoid being punished. If a person is punished, they must have done wrong.
Stage 2: Individualism and exchange. At this stage, children recognize that there is not just one right view that is handed down by the authorities. Different individuals have different viewpoints.
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