State of Moral Development

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This short paper assignment requires that you locate an individual not associated with this course to interview. The interview will take approximately 1015 minutes to complete. The interview will be most effective in person, but if this is not possible the interview can take place over the phone, through email, or through any other appropriate means of technology. Please keep any information regarding the interviewee confidential. If you have not done so already, have your interviewee complete a consent form and submit this to your instructor in this module.

State of Moral Development: Review your interviewees responses and select which stage of moral development is indicated by each response. Did the answers supplied clearly meet the criteria for one stage? If more than one stage might be indicated, which stage is best represented by the collective information provided across all answers?

Reflection: Reflect on if you believe this is an accurate assessment of the individuals level of moral development. Are the stages of Kohlbergs model comprehensive enough to identify your interviewee?

Did your presence influence the interviewees answers? What use might a developmental psychologist or a mental health professional have for this information? Could this be utilized for assessing specific personality or characterological issues in development?

Position: Utilizing criticisms of Kohlbergs model and this experience, construct a position on the utility of Kohlbergs model for assessing moral development. Consider if Kohlbergs theory accounts for atypical moral development (i.e., criminal behavior or aggressive actions). Does Kohlbergs theory accurately allow the assessment of a person? Might the actions or decisions in the response to the Heinz or other dilemmas be situationally dependent?

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