Kohlberg

Kohlberg: Stage 1
• Has no sense of right vs. wrong.
Main concern is avoiding
punishment.
Stage 2
• "Golden Rule" is interpreted as
"Help someone who helps you,
hurt someone who hurts you."
Evaluates situations in terms of
consequences.
Stage 3
• Try to seek social approval. Applies
rules others set.
Stage 4
• Worry about following the rules
that are established
by respected authority. Moral
thinking is very rigid.
Stage 5
• Believe that laws should change as
the world changes. Ask themselves
"is it good for society as a whole?"
Stage 6
• See other points of view. Will
consider both sides of a situation.