Kohlberg's Cognitive Developmental Theory of Moral Development Claims That

question 188

Multiple Choice

Kohlberg's cognitive developmental theory of moral development claims that

• A) regression from a higher to a lower stage of moral reasoning is quite common.
• B) through an exploration of moral dilemmas, it is possible to teach someone to skip over the lower stages of moral development.
• C) the sequence of stages one goes through may vary from one culture to another.
• D) a person's stage of moral development is determined by the person's thoughts, rather than his or her actions.

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