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Amilia atmaja
on Dec 26, 2024Verified
Nick decides to join Boy Scouts. He likes the structure scouts provide of being told how to act and the way that people give him positive reinforcement for being a Boy Scout. He wants others to see him as a good person, especially his parents and teachers. Which stage in Kohlberg's theory is Nick in?
A) conventional moral reasoning
B) preconventional moral reasoning
C) autonomous morality
D) heteronomous morality
Conventional Moral Reasoning
The second level of Kohlberg’s theory in which moral decisions are based on conforming to social rules.
Preconventional Moral Reasoning
The first level in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, where behavior is guided by consequences, including rewards and punishments, rather than by societal standards or ethical principles.
Autonomous Morality
Piaget’s second stage of morality in which children have a more flexible view of rules as they begin to value fairness and equality and account for factors like act, intent, and situation.
- Understand the stages of Kohlberg's moral reasoning theory and their application to real-life scenarios.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the stages of Kohlberg's moral reasoning theory and their application to real-life scenarios.