Kohlberg Study - Evaluation Flashcards

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Kohlberg’s theory is based on interviews with boys, why may this be an issue?

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Gillian suggested that male morality may be different to female morality.

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What is male morality based on?

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Justice.

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What is female morality based on?

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Caringness.

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What are Kohlberg’s moral dilemmas concerned with.

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They are concerned with wrongdoing, therefore more to do with justice.

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What are women more focussed on when making moral decisions?

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Relationships.

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Why was Kohlberg’s theory gender biassed?

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It is restricted to one type of morality.

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What core concepts put forward by Kohlberg remain unchallenged?

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  • The invariant sequence of development.
  • The importance of social interactions.
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Why wasn’t Kohlberg’s research ecologically valid?

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  • The evidence was not based on real life decisions.
  • The moral dilemmas were hypothetical scenarios which may have made little sense, especially to young children.
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What would have been more ecologically valid?

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Interviewing people about their own moral dilemmas.

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Why might social desirability bias affect the validity?

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  • Participants prefer to present themselves in a good light.
  • They may describe their moral behaviour somewhat idealistically, rather than what they would actually do.
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What did Kohlberg claim his theory was?

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He claimed it was a theory of reasoning.

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What did Kohlberg predict?

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He predicted that those who reason in a more mature fashion should be inclined to more morally mature behaviour.

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When students were given the opportunity to cheat, how many cheated at the post-conventional level?

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15% of college students cheated at the post-conventional level.

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When students were given the opportunity to cheat, how many cheated at the pre-conventional level?

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70% of college students cheated at the pre-conventional level.

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Do people behave consistently with their morals?

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People only behave consistently with they morals with some kinds of moral behaviour, like cheating.

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What other factor may affect moral behaviour?

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It is likely that factors such as the likeliness of punishment also affect moral behaviour.