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How Moral Are You?

How Moral Are You?. By: Mary McGuire and Kelly Dickens. Background. -Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987) -Expanded on Piaget’s work -Stages for moral development. Method. Kohlberg interviewed different boys all varying in ages around 10, 13, and 16 Gave them 10 hypothetical moral dilemmas

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How Moral Are You?

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  1. How Moral Are You? By: Mary McGuire and Kelly Dickens

  2. Background -Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987) -Expanded on Piaget’s work -Stages for moral development

  3. Method • Kohlberg interviewed different boys all varying in ages around 10, 13, and 16 • Gave them 10 hypothetical moral dilemmas • The Brother’s Dilemma and The Heinz Dilemma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5czp9S4u26M

  4. Findings and Conclusions -6 targets, 3 moral levels -Premoral, 6 stages

  5. Historical Significance • Helped us to understand how we make decisions involving difficult situations

  6. Controversy and Ethics • Moral reasoning cannot be applied to moral behavior • Situational factors • Six stages are not universal (mostly Western) • Not equal to gender (Gilligan)

  7. Recent Applications • Kohlberg’s theory is used today in cases involving the law and justice system • Has helped us understand children with eyewitness testimony in cases

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