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What does 'moral reasoning' mean?
understanding what is 'right' and what is 'wrong'
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Longitudional Interview
follows the same P's over long period
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What was the sample?
75 boys (7-16) in Chicago
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What were the boys given?
10 short stories of moral dilemmas and asked what the character should do (had to justify answers)
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What were the findings?
collected qualitative data (descriptions of their reasoning) put into three levels with two sub stages
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What is Level 1 called?
Pre-conventional
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What are the two stages in level 1?
-Punishment Stage (right/wrong depends on consequences)

-Self Interest Stage ('Right' is what results in a reward)
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What is Level 2 called?
Conventional
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What are the two stages in Level 2?
-Good boy/girl (Right behaviour = other people think positively about you)

Law + Order (Doing what is right because it helps society)
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What is Level 3 called?
Post-conventional
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What are the two stages in Level 3?
-Social contract (Laws important but can be changed)

-Universal ethical (inner conscience doing what's right)
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What kind of influence is Level 1 and 2?
External
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What kind of influence is Level 3?
Internal
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