One psychologist who has a popularized theory is Jean Piaget. Jean …show more content…
His theory focuses on moral development, and includes 3 stages. The first stage is preconventional morality and lasts up to 9 years old. The kids will be focused on themselves; they will avoid being punished or will perform tasks to earn rewards. The next stage is conventional morality and occurs during early adolescence. In this stage, they value rules and laws to gain social status or remain in social order. The last stage is postconventional morality which occurs from adolescence beyond. In this stage their actions will reflect their personal beliefs and ethical …show more content…
I started off by asking this: “A woman is on her deathbed. There is a medicine that may save her, but it is too expensive for the woman and her husband to afford. The pharmacist had overpriced the medicine. The husband was thinking about breaking in and stealing it. Is that a good idea?”. John said, “No, stealing is wrong and I’ll get sent to jail”, and Jane replied, “you shouldn't steal.” This went hand-in-hand with Kohlberg’s stage in which the kindergarteners fell under. Kohlberg’s theory states that kids this age will be self centered in their morality and will avoid punishment. The kids did not even think of the wife and just wanted to dodge the risk of going to