Moral

Kolberg’s stages of moral development are based on the assumption that, humans are inherently communicative, capable of reason and possess the desire to understand others and the world around. The theory holds that moral reasoning is the basis for ethical behavior; Kolberg identified six developmental stages, grouped into three levels in response to moral dilemmas. The three levels include; pre-convention level, which include obedience and punishment orientation and self-interest orientation.…

There are six stages that can be classified more generally into three levels in his stages of moral development (Barger, 2000). The first level is called the pre-conventional level, which includes stages one and two. Stage one begins at the elementary school level. The social orientation in this stage is obedience and punishment. Obedience is compelled…

morality. Moral decisions are sometimes difficult to make: some test our ability to choose between good and bad, some extend to the idea of what society believes is right and wrong, and some have a factor of evil that contributes to how a moral decision is made. In The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula Le Guin, the concept of what is the right or wrong when making a decision for one’ self is explored. It takes a deep evaluation of one’s self to determine how to make these moral decisions.…

Alternate theories to development are the personal, psychosocial, and moral development theories. By using the knowledge of these theories, the instructor of the private piano lesson may be able to adjust their lesson to the student and help shape the student’s development in each of these three categories. The instructor can have an impact on things such as self-concept, self-esteem, industry, initiative, and moral judgement. Personal Development is the development of personality traits that…

Moral Development Deljuan J. Hankerson Indiana Wesleyan University Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development The six different stages of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development is categorized into three levels: pre conventional morality, conventional morality and post conventional morality. In his opinion He believes that in children more commonly will have…

what is the right behavior and what is the wrong behavior. Each person has different set of moral views, that can be influence by personal feelings, a group of other people or by the care for humanities as a whole. As people grow and mature, they go through a moral development causing them to change their moral views. Many argue that moral development is impossible to achieve, but other have proven that moral development is possible. As an individual matures or is faced by a crisis that their…

Moral development is believed to be the foundation of ethical behavior. Lawrence Kohlberg believed that moral development progressed through stages, similar to stages of child development. Although Kohlberg described moral development as occurring over a series stages, the stages are hierarchical and discontinuous. Kohlberg believed that moral development occurred over a series of six stages. The stages include punishment orientation, naive reward orientation, good girl/boy orientation,…

for the rest of the quarter. What would you do? Your answer depends on your stage of moral development. Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg developed a well known, moral development model in the 1950s, which uses different levels and stages to describe what stage you’re at in moral development, which “focuses on the emergence, change, and understanding of morality from infancy through adulthood. In the field of moral development, morality is defined as principles for how individuals ought to treat…

There are three developmental psychologists who have laid the foundations to what we know about development. These three psychologists are Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg. They have created theories of cognitive, psychosocial, and moral development. I tested out all three of these theories on two kindergarten kids, who I will refer to as Jane and John. I’ve determined where they are in the developmental stages and if I believe if their theories are reasonable and true. The…

In the post-conventional stage, Kohlberg defines the adult stage of development through moral reasoning in a more personal/individual perspective. In stage five, the premise of “human rights” becomes the primary objective, which often involves an adult perception of justice through a more relativistic perspective. The idea of a ;’social contract’ becomes possible at this stage because the individual has learned to reason and evaluate the rules and regulations in society, which can be compared…