How Did Lawrence Kohlberg Measure Moral Reasoning? and What Are

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Essay

How did Lawrence Kohlberg measure moral reasoning? And what are some reasons for doubt about his approach?

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Definitions:

Emotion-arousing Stimulus

Any event or object in the environment that triggers a specific emotional response.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.

Physiological Arousal

A state of physical alertness and activation that is often a response to a stimulus or emotional state.