Question

Lawrence Kohlberg’s research involved __________ of different ages and basing his theory on their reactions and responses. A. justifying the moral reasoning of males B. judging the immoral acts of males C. posing hypothetical moral dilemmas to individuals D. causing moral dilemmas for individuals

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer for the fill in the blank is C. Posing hypothetical moral dilemmas to individuals.

Lawrence Kohlberg developed a theory of moral development by conducting research studies at Harvard's Center for moral education. He believed that individuals show progress in their moral reasoning through a series of six stages that are broadly divided into three levels (preconventional, conventional, and post conventional morality).

By posing hypothetical moral dilemmas ( like situation of man who stole medicines for his sick wife) to individuals, he determined which stage of moral development the subject belonged to.

Thus, C) is the right answer.

Answer 2

The answer is c...........................