CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

KOHLBERG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A child in the pre-conventional level of Kohlberg’s theory answers moral dilemmas by focusing on what?
A
Reward and punishments
B
Power of authority
C
Personal ethics
D
Right and wrong
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Preconventional morality focuses on self-interest. Punishment is avoided and rewards are sought.

Detailed explanation-2: -Preconventional morality is the first stage of moral development, and lasts until approximately age 9. At the preconventional level children don’t have a personal code of morality, and instead moral decisions are shaped by the standards of adults and the consequences of following or breaking their rules.

Detailed explanation-3: -Level 1. Preconventional morality is the earliest period of moral development. It lasts until around the age of 9. At this age, children’s decisions are primarily shaped by the expectations of adults and the consequences of breaking the rules.

Detailed explanation-4: -A moral dilemma, as developed by Kohlberg, is a fictional story where someone is faced with a situation in which they must make a difficult moral decision. The most notable is the Heinz dilemma, where a man has a wife who is on her deathbed and needs an expensive drug to survive that they cannot afford.

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