kohlberg Flashcards
preconventional
elementary school level (Before age 9)
1: child obeys authority figure out of fear of punishment
- obedience / punishment
2: child acts acceptably as it is in her best interests. conforms to receieve rewards
conventional (follow stereotypical norms of morality)
early adolescence
3: person acts to gain approval from others
- good boy / good girl orientation
4: obeys laws and fulfills obligations and duties to maintain social system
- rules are rules. avoids censure and guilt
postconventional (this level is not reached by most adults)
adult
5: genuine interest in welfare of others;concerned with individual rights and being morally right
6: guided by individual principles based on broad, universal ethical principles of morality