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Assignment: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Reasoning
Watch the YouTube videos: "Kohlberg's 6 Stages of Moral Development" (6:45) and "Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Explained!" (6:34)
Instructions:
1) Provide a brief overview of Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
2) Describe interview participant (age, grade in school, gender, etc.)
3) Present Kohlberg's "drug" scenario to participant
4) Ask participant whether the drug should be stolen
5) What was the person's reasoning? (Describe answer in detail.
a) Keep in mind that Kohlberg wasn't necessarily interested in whether Hans should steal the drug or not. He was much more interested in the reasoning behind the decision.
6) Based on the participant's response, what level of moral reasoning is your participant in according to Kohlberg? What stage is the participant in according to Kohlberg?
7) What are some of the problems that have been identified with Kohlberg's theory?
8) What are your thoughts on Kohlberg's theory?