Psychological Exp: Cognitive-Moral Development

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Who proposed the moral reasoning to offending behaviour?
Kohlberg
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What did he base his theory on?
peoples response to moral dilemmas
eg. Heinz Dilemma
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What are the three levels of moral development?
pre-conventional level
conventional
post-conventional
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What stage are criminals likley to be at?
Pre-conventional level
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What is the pre-conventional level characterised by?
the need to avoid punishment and gain rewards
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Whos research supports Kohlbeg's theory?
Palmer and Hollin
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What did they do in their research?
Compared moral reasoning in 332 non-offenders and 126 offenders using the SRM-SF(contains moral dilemma questions)
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What were their findings?
The offender group showed less mature moral reasoning than the non-offender group.
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How is the theory criticised?
It may depend on the type of offense
People at the pre-conventional stage may commit crimes that they believe will be able to evade punishment through
eg. robbery
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