Question

When Kohlberg's and Piaget's theories of moral reasoning were subjected to further research, it was found that :

• A. There is no relationship between level of cognitive development and moral reasoning
• B. They overestimated children's moral reasoning capabilities
• C. They underestimated children's moral reasoning capabilities
• D. They focused too much attention on Children's actors in a moral situations

Answer 1

Answer:

C. They underestimated children's moral reasoning capabilities

• The moral reasoning of children was influenced by a concern for obedience and punishment and for satisfying personal needs.
• When Kohlberg's and Piaget's theories of moral reasoning were subjected to further research, it was found that they underestimated children's moral reasoning capabilities. 
• Lawrence Kohlberg worked upon and modified Piaget's theory of morality and explained how moral reasoning is developed in children. 
• His work laid the groundwork for the current debate in the area of moral development within the field of psychology. 
• In cognizance of Piaget, he propos that children's sense of morality is shaped by their thought processes and interpretation and understanding of moral concepts like equality, fairness, justice, and universal welfare.
• Piaget gave a two-stage theory of moral development and Kohlberg expanded and gave a three-tier theory that has six different levels and asserted that morality is a lifelong process and is more gradual than as proposed by Piaget.
• Kohlberg referred to his theoretical approach to morality as "cognitive developmental" to describe his contextualization of moral development within social and cognitive development.
• Morality in this framework basically refers to the moral judgment or rational evaluation of the prescriptive values in the context of what is right or wrong in the given sociocultural context.