Lawrence Kohlberg's theory is a stage-based model of moral development that suggests individuals progress through six stages, each characterized by different reasoning abilities and ethical perspectives.
Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development posits that individuals progress through a series of stages where they reason about ethics and morality in increasingly complex ways, influenced by cognitive development.
Kohlberg's theory was developed based on his 1958 dissertation research, which involved presenting boys with moral dilemmas (e.g., the Heinz dilemma) and analyzing their reasoning behind their judgments.