Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
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Running Head: PSYCHOLOGYPsychology Name of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1PSYCHOLOGYQuestion 2 part 1Part A child (10 years, female):Me- Should Ria help her friend?C10- She should not help her friend. Me- Why?C10- cause, she will get in trouble Me- If you do not prompt answers to your best friend or brother during exam, they mayfail. So what would you do?C10- I will not prompt. My parents said “do not help others in cheating” or else you willbe in trouble.Me- If Ria refuses to help her friend will she become bad girl?C10- NoPart B Adolescent (17 years, male):Me- Should Ryan take the drink from his friend?A17- Yes. As he will not be drivingMe- is it okay to drink just to make friends?A17- I think so
2PSYCHOLOGYMe- Why?A17- Or else he will be left out.Me- Would you like to taste alochol?A17- I am confused. As my parents say “drinking leads to adverse consequences onceyou are addicted”. Me- Ryan may get addicted? Will you prohibit him?A17- Taking frequently may cause addiction. Yes. I will say him what my parents toldme. Question 2 part 2Short essayBased on the Kohlberg’s theory, it can be concluded that C10 is in the level ofconventional morality. The child is in phase of the punishment-obedience orientation of thepreconventioanl morality stage and good girl/boy orientation of the conventional morality stage(Cherry 2014). The child does not want to cheat, as it will lead to adverse consequences. Thechild does not perceive that if helping own best friend in exam for once may help her save a year.Since the need of the friend is serious, the act would be morally correct until it becomes a habit.C10 wants to be a good child admired by parents and afraid of punishments or adverseconsequences. The child is less likely to move to the higher stage as she thinks that by refusingto help someone will not make a person bad. It means given a serious need the child is
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