Which Statement Is NOT a Frequent Criticism Made of Kohlberg's

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT a frequent criticism made of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning?

• A) The stories and scoring system are biased toward the intellectualized Western conception of morality.
• B) The stages of moral reasoning are not sufficiently distinct.
• C) The classification into stages is biased against females.
• D) Kohlberg did not sufficiently differentiate between morality and social convention.

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Definitions:

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