Moral Development Theory Flashcards
Founder of Moral Development Theory
Lawrence Kohlberg
Birthday of Lawrence Kohlberg
October 25, 1927
Birth Place of Lawrence Kohlberg
Bronxville, New York
Date of Death of Lawrence Kohlberg
January 17, 1987
Wife of Moral Development Theory
Lucille Stigberg
Difference between being moral and immoral
Morality
Where conscience starts to develop
Pre-Conventional Morality
Age Bracket of Pre-Conventional Theory
0 - 9 years old
Child obeys to avoid punishment
Stage 1: Punishment-Obedience Orientation
Obeys in order to gain rewards
Stage 2: Instrumental Relativist Orientation/Individualism and Exchange
Acceptance of society’s conventions concerning right and wrong.
Conventional Morality
Child obeys to gain approach and acceptance from other people
Stage 3: Good Boy-Nice Girl Orientation/ Maintaining Relationship Orientation
There are set of rules to follow in society
Stage 4: Law and Order Orientation
People decide based on what they think is right rather than just following the rules of society
Post-Conventional Morality
You think about morality of people
Stage 5: Social Contract