Piaget's Stages of Moral Development | California State University, Northridge

University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PSY 150 | Introduction to Psychology
Academic year:

2023
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Author:

Jithin J I

PIAGET'S STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT  Based on his stages of cognitive development.  Saw moral development as qualitative changes through sequential stages.  Depends on intellectual growth.  2 stages: 1. Morality of constraint - obedience, punishment, rules are unchangeable. 2. Morality of cooperation - mutual respect, fairness, intention matters.  Shift occurs in childhood with cognitive maturation.  Influenced by Kantian notions of moral equals, good intentions.  Emphasizes cooperative social relations like Rawls. Kohlberg's Cognitive Stage Model  Reaction to socialization models, influenced by Piaget.  Focuses on individual cognitive construction of moral reasoning.  Invariant sequence through 6 hierarchical stages.  Each stage more complex reasoning.  Assessed through dilemmas requiring reasoning.  Movement to higher stages depends on capacity and life experiences.  Stages seen as universal across cultures.  Based on logic that simpler reasoning must precede complex.