Major Contributions, Awards, and Honors
Dr. Kohlberg is best known for his stages of Moral Development. He said that there are 3 levels and 6 stages of morality that every person develops as they mature. (http://relong.myweb.uga.edu/)
He was a recipient of the American Psychological Associations's Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award.
He was a recipient of the American Psychological Associations's Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award.
Kohlberg's Stages of Morality
Level One: PreConventional Morality
Stage 1-Moral judgment is governed by the need to avoid punishment
Stage 2-Moral judgment is governed by the need to satisfy one's own desires (http://relong.myweb.uga.edu/)
Level Two: Conventional Morailty
Stage 3- Moral judgement is governed by a need to avoid disapproval from others
Stage 4-Moral judgment is governed by a need to avoid criticism from true authority figures (http://relong.myweb.uga.edu/)
Level Three: PostConventional Morality
Stage 5-Moral judgement is governed by a respect for community, social order and legally determined laws
Stage 6- Moral judgment and ethics are governed by one's own conscience (http://relong.myweb.uga.edu/)
Stage 1-Moral judgment is governed by the need to avoid punishment
Stage 2-Moral judgment is governed by the need to satisfy one's own desires (http://relong.myweb.uga.edu/)
Level Two: Conventional Morailty
Stage 3- Moral judgement is governed by a need to avoid disapproval from others
Stage 4-Moral judgment is governed by a need to avoid criticism from true authority figures (http://relong.myweb.uga.edu/)
Level Three: PostConventional Morality
Stage 5-Moral judgement is governed by a respect for community, social order and legally determined laws
Stage 6- Moral judgment and ethics are governed by one's own conscience (http://relong.myweb.uga.edu/)
Death
In 1971, Kohlberg contracted a tropical virus whose side effects were physical pain and depression. He suffered for sixteen years before one day, in 1987, he took a day leave from the hospital he was being treated at, drove to the coast and committed suicide by drowning himself. (http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/features/larry10012000_page1.html)