Amaya was asked “if your dad was dying and he only had a few hours to live, if he did not receive medical attention, but you did not have a car and the ambulance took long, would you take your neighbors car to save you dad’s life?” When first being asked this question, I observed Amaya engage in deep thought and then she boldly said “I would take the car to save my dad’s life, and I don’t think its stealing as long as I tell my neighbors, after I come back with the car”. Amaya’s response can be psychologically paired with Kohlberg’s post conventional level of moral development. Stage five seems to be the most apparent morality stage based off my observation. According to Kohlberg, stage five is when the child/individual becomes aware that while laws might exist for the good of the greatest number, there are times when they will work against the interest of particular individuals.
