Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

Punishment/ Behaviour driven by

Level I: Stage 1 obedience avoiding
Preconventional orientation punishment
moral reasoning Instrumental self interest and
Stage 2
orientation rewards
good girl, nice boy Proper behavior for
Stage 3
Level II: orientation the social approval
Conventional Moral Proper behavior of
law and order
Reasoning Stage 4 the dutiful citizen,
orientation
obey laws
social contract
Stage 5 obey society’s rules
orientation
Level III: Defend the right
Postconventional universal ethical and wrong, and the
Moral Reasoning Stage 6 principles behaviour is driven
orientation by internal moral
principles

Source:

https://www.simplypsychology.org/kohlberg.html