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Reading 19: How moral are you?
Who did the original study?
Lawrence Kohlberg did the original study in 1927-1987
What are the reasons the researcher carried out this study?
The initial reason that the researcher carried out the study was because he wanted to find out how the amoral infant becomes capable of moral reasoning. Kohlberg also did this study to expand more on Piaget’s ideas on intellectual development. Kohlberg wanted to formulate a method for studying children’s abilities to make moral judgements. The study was carried out also to prove that a child’s ability to make moral judgements develops in a predictable way during childhood.
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All the children were interviewed for two hours about the moral issues that they were shown. The participants were 72 boys who lived in the Chicago suburbs. There were three age variations which were, 10, 13, 16. The group was split in half, one half being boys from lower-middle-class and the other half was upper-middle-class. Based on the boys’ responses Kohlberg and his associates identified six stages of moral development and assigned various statements to one of the six stages. Kohlberg also identified six motives that were used to justify the boys’ reasoning. Each of the six stages of moral reasoning delineated by Kohlberg was intended to apply to universally any situation that may be …show more content…
In level one stage one right and wrong is defined by consequences for actions/ punishments. The child has no regards for the interest of others and acts based on fear of punishment. In level one stage two right and wrong is determined by one’s satisfactions of one’s own needs. The child behaves morally in order to get moral behavior back. In level two stage three morality is determined by what pleases others. The child will behave morally based on expectations of others and to maintain trust and loyalty in relationships. In stage four right and wrong it is determined by law and order. Good behavior at this stage is typically portrayed as a law-abiding citizen. Level three stage five is when morality is determined by society’s values and individual rights. The children begin to realize that some laws are better than others and what is moral may not be right and vice versa. In level three stage six right and wrong is determined by individual philosophy according to universal principals. In this stage moral judgements will be based upon universal ethical principles. Individuals will act according to these principals regardless of the law. As the
Reading 19: How moral are you?
Who did the original study?
Lawrence Kohlberg did the original study in 1927-1987
What are the reasons the researcher carried out this study?
The initial reason that the researcher carried out the study was because he wanted to find out how the amoral infant becomes capable of moral reasoning. Kohlberg also did this study to expand more on Piaget’s ideas on intellectual development. Kohlberg wanted to formulate a method for studying children’s abilities to make moral judgements. The study was carried out also to prove that a child’s ability to make moral judgements develops in a predictable way during childhood.
Identify the theoretical proposition or hypothesis on which …show more content…
All the children were interviewed for two hours about the moral issues that they were shown. The participants were 72 boys who lived in the Chicago suburbs. There were three age variations which were, 10, 13, 16. The group was split in half, one half being boys from lower-middle-class and the other half was upper-middle-class. Based on the boys’ responses Kohlberg and his associates identified six stages of moral development and assigned various statements to one of the six stages. Kohlberg also identified six motives that were used to justify the boys’ reasoning. Each of the six stages of moral reasoning delineated by Kohlberg was intended to apply to universally any situation that may be …show more content…
In level one stage one right and wrong is defined by consequences for actions/ punishments. The child has no regards for the interest of others and acts based on fear of punishment. In level one stage two right and wrong is determined by one’s satisfactions of one’s own needs. The child behaves morally in order to get moral behavior back. In level two stage three morality is determined by what pleases others. The child will behave morally based on expectations of others and to maintain trust and loyalty in relationships. In stage four right and wrong it is determined by law and order. Good behavior at this stage is typically portrayed as a law-abiding citizen. Level three stage five is when morality is determined by society’s values and individual rights. The children begin to realize that some laws are better than others and what is moral may not be right and vice versa. In level three stage six right and wrong is determined by individual philosophy according to universal principals. In this stage moral judgements will be based upon universal ethical principles. Individuals will act according to these principals regardless of the law. As the