1. Jordan Asberry & Karym Davila
Lawrence Kohlberg
Jordan Asberry & Karym Davila

2. Introduction Life born in Bronxville, New York Oct. 25, 1927 Career
married Lucy Stigberg
2 sons
went to Belize contracted a parasite (1971)
was hospitalized
suicide, Boston Harbor (1987)
Education
University of Chicago
excused from many courses
Bachelor’s degree in 1 year
PhD in psychology (1958)
Career
Assistant professor of psychology at Yale (1962)
Professor of psychology at Harvard University ( )

3. Ideas / Conclusions Moral Development
Studies show importance of seeing others’ point of view
Studied development of moral reasoning
deciding right and wrong
Presented a series of moral dilemmas
84 children of different ages
Story of a man stealing medicine for his dying wife
He could not afford the medicine
Creates 6 stages of moral development

4. Level 1 ( Preconventional )
Stage 1
Egocentric
don’t consider others’ POV
no sense of right or wrong
main concern = avoid punishment
If they said
he should steal = he would be blamed if wife died
he shouldn’t steal = will go to jail
Stage 2
better idea of how to receive rewards & avoid punishment
no sense of right or wrong
golden rule “help someone if he helps you, and hurt him if he hurts you”
egocentric/ premoral
evaluate in terms of consequence
not right or wrong

5. Level 2 ( Conventional ) Stage 3 Sensitive to what others think
Sensitive to what others want
They thought ...
The man should steal
> If wife dies he is cruel
The man shouldn’t steal
> If he steals he is a criminal
Social approval
Stage 4
less concerned about approval
key issue = law & order
law
moral rule
strong belief in established authority
Quite rigid

6. Level 3 ( Postconventional )
Stage 5
Fair or just law
Change in law as world changes
never absolute
law good for whole society ?
Stage 6
acceptance
ethical principles > apply to everyone
morals > can’t be broken
more important than written law

7. Vocabulary Egocentric: thinking only of oneself
without regard for the feelings or desires of others
self-centered.
Premoral:
of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct.
the distinction between right and wrong; ethical
Role Taking:
children’s play that involves assuming adult roles
enabling the child to experience different points of views.

8. Additional Facts Criticism Books Gender bias Put boys at higher levels
The Meaning and Measurement of Moral Development (1981)
The Philosophy of Moral Development: Moral Stages & the Idea of Justice (1981)
Psychology of Moral Development: The Nature and Validity of Moral stages (1984)
Child Psychology and Childhood Education: A Cognitive - Development View (1987)
Other
Went missing January 17th
Body found April 6th

9. Conclusion Sources Title: Understanding Psychology
Author: Richard A. Kasschau, Ph.D
Publisher: Glencoe USA
Copyright: 2008
Title: Lawrence Kohlberg ( )
Website: Goodtherapy.org
DOA: 7 November 2014
URL:
Title: Kohlberg’s Moral Stages
Website: haverford.edu
DOA: 7 November 2014
URL:
TItle: Lawrence Kohlberg - moral development - simply psychology
Website: simply psychology
URL:
Title: NNDB tracking the entire world
Website: nndb.com
DOA: 7 November 2014
URL:
Title: Kohlberg, Lawrence
Website: education.com
URL:

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