Kohlberg Flashcards
what is the aim of this study
Kohlberg aimed to find evidence to support his theory of moral development (to how as young adolescents develop into manhood, they move through levels of moral development
what was the method
quasi experiment
cross cultutural
what was the design
longitudinal study- followed the development of the same group of boys for 12 years
what kind of interviews were they
semi structured interviews with open and closed questions
45 mins long with 9 dilemas
what were the 3 ivs
age, culture, class (middle or working class)
what was the dv
stage of development
what was the sample
75 american boys who were aged 10-16 at the start and were followed at 3 year intervals till ages 22-28 (chicago)
also studied Great Britain, Canada, Taiwan, Mexico and Turkey
what is level 1 and the two stages at it
pre convntional
1)punishment and obdeience orientation
2)instrumental relativist orientation
what is level 2 and the two stages at it
conventional
3) good boy good girl orientation
4)law and order orientation
what is level 3 and the two stages at it
post conventional
5) social contact orientation
6)universal principles orientation
what were some of the conclusions
each stage of moral development always comes one at a time a time and always in the same order
middle class and working class children work through the same sequence but middle class move faster and further
key theme questions
who- 75 american boys aged 10-16 at the start and followed through ny 3 year intervals till age 22-28
what- Kohlberg aimed to find evidence to support his theory on moral development
how- participants were presented with hypothetical moral dilemas in the form of short stories to solve
findings- At the age of 16, stage 5 was much more prevelant in the Us than mexico or taiwan
area question
principle- individuals change their thinking and behaviour systematically through critical stages of development
aim- kohlberg aimed to find evidence to support his theory on moral development
findings - At the age of 16, stage 5 was much more prevelant in the Us than mexico or taiwan
what are some of the results
at the age of 16, stage 5 was much more prevelant in the US than mexico or taiwan
Taiwansese boys tended to give classic stage 2 responses
similarities between kholberg and lee
quasi
not ethnocentric
quantative data
self reports
