Stages of Moral Development

The stage where the child obeys in order to avoid punishment.

• Stage 1: Punishment/Obedience

• Stage 5: Social Contract

• Stage 4: Law and Order

• Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principles

Who developed the three levels and stages of morality describing moral development in children?

• Francis Mandeville

• Lawrence Kohlberg

• John Dalton

• Renee Descartes

It is the stage where deciding what is right or wrong is based on universal principles.

• Stage 3: Social Approval

• Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principles

• Stage 2: Mutual Benefit/Reward

• Stage 4: Law and Order

Which LEVEL of moral reasoning recognizes an authority who gives punishment or reward?

• Conventional Level

• Postconventional Level

• Preconventional Level

Weiten defines this as "the ability to distinguish right from wrong and to behave accordingly".

• Virtue

• Free Will

• Social Contract

• Morality

The Stage 3: Social Approval states that deciding what is right or wrong is based on what others approve or disapprove of.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Stage 5: Social Contract states that the child obeys to avoid punishment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Stage 3: Social Approval is also known as the "Good Boy-Good Girl Orientation".

• TRUE

• FALSE

There is understanding that there are rules to be followed in order to be accepted socially.

• Social Approval & Law and Order

• Punishment/Obedience &Mutual Benefit

• Universal ethical principles

• Postconventional

Lawrence Kohlberg believed that there are _ levels of morality with _ stages each.

• 5, 3

• 4, 8

• 3, 2

• 4, 3