Lesson 3 "Moral Development"
MORAL DEVELOPMENT Focuses on the emergence, change, and understanding of morality from infancy through adulthood. Morality develops across a lifetime and is influenced by an individual's experiences and their behavior when faced with moral issues through different periods' physical and cognitive development. In short, morality concerns an individual's growing sense of what is right and wrong; it is for this reason that young children have different moral judgement and character than that of a grown adult. Morality in itself is often a synonym for "rightness" or "goodness". It refers to a certain code of conduct that is derived from one's culture, religion or personal philosophy that guides one's actions, behaviors and thoughts.
The Theory of Moral Development is a very interesting subject that stemmed from Jean Piaget’s theory of moral reasoning. Developed by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, this theory made us understand that morality starts from the early childhood years and can be affected by several factors.
![Nine boxes are arranged in rows and columns of three. The top left box contains âLevel 1, Pre-conventional Morality.â A line connects this box with another box to the right containing âStage 1, Obedience and punishment: behavior driven by avoiding punishment.â To the right is another box connected by a line containing âStage 2, Individual interest: behavior driven by self-interest and rewards.â The middle left box contains âLevel 2, Conventional Morality.â A line connects this box with another box to the right containing âStage 3, Interpersonal: behavior driven by social approval.â To the right is another box connected by a line containing âStage 4, Authority: behavior driven by obeying authority and conforming to social order.â The lower left box contains âLevel 3, Post-conventional Morality.â A line connects this box with another box to the right containing âStage 5, Social contract: behavior driven by balance of social order and individual rights.â To the right is another box connected by a line containing âStage 6, Universal ethics: behavior driven by internal moral principles.â](https://textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com/ospsych/m49109/CNX_Psych_09_03_KohlStage.jpg#fixme)
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