Moral development and moral reasoning
Moral development and moral reasoning
Moral development is the way a person's understanding of right and wrong changes with age, experience, and cognitive growth. Kohlberg was interested in moral reasoning, which means the justification a person gives for a moral choice.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Psychology Kohlberg (1968): Stages of moral development. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.