AP Psychology: 6.03 Kohlberg’s Moral Development
Preconventional Level
Stage 1: Punishment and Obedience Orientation- “if I can get away with it I will”
Stage 2: Pleasure–Seeking Orientation- “what’s in it for me?”
Conventional Level
Stage 3: Approval-Seeking Orientation –“I don’t misbehave because my teacher wouldn’t like it.”
Stage 4: Law and Order Orientation – “I don’t steal because it is against the law.”
Postconventional Level
Stage 5: Social Contract Orientation – “I don’t steal because society has made a law against stealing.”
Stage 6: Universal Moral Principles Orientation – “I don’t steal because it is wrong.”
Kohlberg
In Kohlberg’s research he posed a variety of moral dilemmas to children, adolescents, and adults, then analyzed their answers for evidence of stages of moral thinking. The Heinz Dilemma is one of his best known.
AP Psychology: 6.03 Kohlberg’s Moral Development
Preconventional Level
Stage 1: Punishment and Obedience Orientation- “if I can get away with it I will”
Stage 2: Pleasure–Seeking Orientation- “what’s in it for me?”
Conventional Level
Stage 3: Approval-Seeking Orientation –“I don’t misbehave because my teacher wouldn’t like it.”
Stage 4: Law and Order Orientation – “I don’t steal because it is against the law.”
Postconventional Level
Stage 5: Social Contract Orientation – “I don’t steal because society has made a law against stealing.”
Stage 6: Universal Moral Principles Orientation – “I don’t steal because it is wrong.”
Kohlberg
In Kohlberg’s research he posed a variety of moral dilemmas to children, adolescents, and adults, then analyzed their answers for evidence of stages of moral thinking. The Heinz Dilemma is one of his best known.
