KOHLBERG'S THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT



Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development

Introduction

Over the years, psychology has avoided the study of topics that are related to value judgments, such as words like 'good' and 'bad'. Morality was a topic that was not a part of study for many years. However, Lawrence Kohlberg studied the topic morality, and used various techniques to study it effectively (Dr. Boeree 2009).

Discussion

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development

Level 1: Pre-conventional morality

Level 1 involves two stages in the life of a child and identifies the fact that infants are essentially unethical as compared to young ...