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| Steal drugs or allow wife to die. |
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Term
Preconventional- Ages 4-10
Children respond to cultural control to avoid punishment
Stage 1 |
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Definition
| Punishment and obedience - rules obeyed in order to avoid punishment |
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Preconventional - Ages 4-10
Children respond to cultural control to avoid punishment
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Naive Instrumental Behaviorism
Reciprocity begins, children follow rules for fairness in addition to self-interest. |
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Conventional - ages 10-13
Focus is on approval from individuals and society
Stage 3 |
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Good-boy, good girl mentality
The beginning of judging behavior by intention |
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Conventional - ages 10-13
Focus is on approval from individuals and society
Stage 4 |
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Law and order mentality
Children are concerned with authority and maintaining social order.
Doing one's duty is important. |
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Term
Postconventional - ages 13 and up
Emergence of enlightened conscience and true moral reasoning.
Stage 5 |
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Definition
Legalistic or contractual morality,
if law conflicts with morality then change the law |
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Postconventional - ages 13 and up
Emergence of enlightened conscience and true moral reasoning.
Stage 6 |
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Definition
| Internalized standards of right and wrong inform decision making. |
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