• One weakness is that Kohlberg's findings cannot be generalised across all genders as it is androcentric due to the sample size being of 72 males and no females. • Another weakness is that due to how androcentric the sample was, there have been crit
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Reliability
• One strength is that the procedure was reliable as it used the same moral dilemmas and the same questions for each participant. • Another strength is that Kohlberg achieved a consistent finding across all countries through his standardised procedur
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Application
• One weakness is that it’s application is only useful to one gender. • One strength is that it can be applied to preventing bullying in schools. • Another strength is that discussing moral dilemmas rather than keeping them to yourself can improve
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Validity
• One weakness is that it has low ecological validity, this is because children can’t always relate to the moral dilemma in discussion • Another weakness is that the internal validity can be questioned due to the method used, in an interview the part
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Ethics
• There were no negatives to the ethical side of this study other than the possibility of psychological harm to the children due to the severity of the dilemmas.
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Card 2
Front
• One strength is that the procedure was reliable as it used the same moral dilemmas and the same questions for each participant. • Another strength is that Kohlberg achieved a consistent finding across all countries through his standardised procedur
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Reliability
Card 3
Front
• One weakness is that it’s application is only useful to one gender. • One strength is that it can be applied to preventing bullying in schools. • Another strength is that discussing moral dilemmas rather than keeping them to yourself can improve
Back
Card 4
Front
• One weakness is that it has low ecological validity, this is because children can’t always relate to the moral dilemma in discussion • Another weakness is that the internal validity can be questioned due to the method used, in an interview the part
Back
Card 5
Front
• There were no negatives to the ethical side of this study other than the possibility of psychological harm to the children due to the severity of the dilemmas.
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