Question

When face with a conflict between law and conscience, a person who is at the __________ stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development will follow conscience, even though the decision might involve personal risk.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

When faced with a conflict between law and conscience, a person who is at the six and highest stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development will follow the conscience, even though the decision might involve a personal risk.

Lawrence Kohlberg developed six stages of moral development. He received the inspiration for the works of Jean Piaget. The different stages changes in feelings and behaviors regarding "right" and "wrong." The lowest level is pre-conditional reasoning, the lowest level of moral development. The sixth and highest level of moral in Kohlberg's stages is called "universal ethical principles," where people always do what is right.