CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

KOHLBERG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Adam obeys his parents unquestionably because he wants to avoid punishment. At which stage of moral development does he fit in?
A
Pre-operational
B
Post-conventional
C
Conventional
D
Late-Conventional
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At stage 1 children think of what is right as that which authority says is right. Doing the right thing is obeying authority and avoiding punishment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Level 1 (Preconventional) Obedience and Punishment Orientation – at this stage of moral reasoning, the individual acts from a belief that if they do something wrong they will be punished, so that the best reason for avoiding doing wrong is to avoid punishment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stage 6 (Universal Principles): Kohlberg’s final level of moral reasoning is based on universal ethical principles and abstract reasoning. At this stage, people follow these internalized principles of justice, even if they conflict with laws and rules.

Detailed explanation-4: -An example of obedience and punishment driven morality would be a child refusing to do something because it is wrong and that the consequences could result in punishment. For example, a child’s classmate tries to dare the child to skip school.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stage 4: Maintaining the Social Order Stage four shows the moral development of a person as a part of a whole society. Each person becomes more aware of the impact of everyone’s actions on others and focuses now on their own role, following the rules, and obeying authorities.

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