LAWRENCE KOHLBERG

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Lawrence Kohlberg

The purpose of this paper is to know about the research work carried out Lawrence Kohlberg.

Background

Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987) was an American psychologist

Lawrence Kohlberg's interest in moral decision making began with strong questions about why the German citizenry did not protest Nazi atrocities committed against Jewish and other minority populations during the 1930s and 1940s.

Lawrence Kohlberg did not focus on specific values, but in moral reasoning, that is the reasons that people have to choose one or another action.

Key Concept

Kohlberg stated that defined moral reasoning and judgments about acceptance or deviation from the norm.

Many psychologists agree with the ideas ...