Which of the Following Is a Criticism of Standard Issue

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a criticism of Standard Issue Scoring (SIS) method developed by Colby and Kohlberg (1987) ?

• A) it is difficult to assign a particular stage of moral reasoning as the criteria is unclear
• B) post-conventional reasoning is a poor predictor of moral behaviour
• C) the hypothetical dilemmas presented are divorced from the social realities of how people judge moral dilemmas in real life
• D) all of these answers are correct

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