If a small child dropped his/her 'roti' in water then, the other small child will not be in favour of giving 'roti' to him/her. How ever an adolescent will agree to give him/her another 'roti' keeping in view his/her young age. This behaviour of the adolescent is :
moral development
The adolescent's ability to consider the younger child's age and adjust their judgement accordingly reflects a more advanced stage of moral reasoning than the younger child's rigid, self-focused response.
This capacity to reason about fairness by factoring in context, intention, and another person's circumstances is a hallmark of advancing moral development, as described in stage theories such as Kohlberg's.
Good behaviour, kindness, and mercy are general descriptive terms for the action itself, but the question specifically points to the underlying cognitive shift in reasoning about fairness, which is best captured by moral development.
Important Questions from Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
Match the following stages of Kohlberg's moral development theory with their characteristics :
Moral Stages Characteristics (a) Conforming obtain reward (i) Getting the approval of others (b) Maintaining social order (ii) Stage based on self- interest (c) Good interpersonal relationships (iii) Eternal value accepted by conscience (d) Universal ethical principles (iv) Importance of justice and law Choose the correct code:
- Nakula, a 12 year old boy who lives in a community having 50 houses always actively takes part in the maintenance of cleanliness within community as he likes the 'good boy' praise that he receives from community elders. According to Kohlberg, Nakula is in this level of moral development
Statement I :
Kohlberg viewed moral development as a gradual process extending through six stages, organised into three levels.
Statement II :
The three levels of moral development, according to Kohlberg are: pre-operational level, post-operational level and conventional level.- At which stage of Lawrence Köhlberg's moral development are individuals' judgements based on principles of justice and not limited to those defined by the societal laws ?
- Which of the following statements about Lawrence Kohlberg's theory is correct ?
