GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
KOHLBERG
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Question
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Desire to obey rules and avoid punishments.
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accepts all rules because of their importance in maintaining society.
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uses universal ethical principles, such as equality, dignity, or respect
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Stage 1: Obedience-and-punishment orientation: Stage 1 focuses on the child’s desire to obey rules and avoid being punished. For example, an action is perceived as morally wrong because the perpetrator is punished; the worse the punishment for the act is, the more “bad” the act is perceived to be.
Detailed explanation-3: -Level One-Preconventional Morality: In stage one, moral reasoning is based on concepts of punishment. The child believes that if the consequence for an action is punishment, then the action was wrong.
Detailed explanation-4: -Preconventional morality – young children under the age of 9 The first stage highlights the self-interest of children in their decision making as they seek to avoid punishment at all costs.