Developmental Psychology: Moral Development Flashcards
Lawrence Kolberg
Created Stages of Moral Thought
Preconventional Morality
The 1st phase of Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual learns right from wrong by understanding punishment and rewards. (0-9years)
Punishment/ Obedience Stage
The 1st stage in Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual associates punishment as wrong. A concept for the Preconventional Morality Phase
Instrumental Relativist Stage
The 2nd stage in Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual associates rewards with doing something someone else wants.
Conventional Phase of Morality
The 2nd phase of Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual understands social rules.
Interpersonal Concordance Stage
The 3rd stage in Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual understands that right and wrong are determined by the majority.
Law-and-Order Stage
The 4th stage in Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual understands the importance of authority.
Post-Conventional Morality
The 3rd phase of Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual thinks abstractly of those rules and laws.
Social Contract Orientation Stage
The 5th stage of Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual thinks about the difference between moral and legal right.
Universal Ethical Principles Stage
The 6th stage of Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought where an individual thinks about their inner conscience in relation to what it right and wrong.
The Heinz Dilemma
Kolhberg’s test that determine the moral level of a given individual by using a series of hypothetical moral dilemmas regarding a man named Heinz.
Carol Gilligan
Criticized Kolhberg’s Stages of Moral Thought for being male driven. She developed Ethics of Care.
Ethics of Care
A theory centered on the idea that women adopt an interpersonal orientation that is neither more or less mature than men.
