Characters of the Crucible in Relation to Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Reasoning

Developmental psychologist Lawrence Coleburg has identified six stages of human moral reasoning. The first phase he admits is punishment - obediently oriented, and this person is careful to avoid punishment by serving. The second stage is tool relative oriented oriented, people are concerned about working for their own interests and improving their status. The third stage of moral development is good children - a good girl orientation, the focus of this person is in their reputation.

Kohlberg's ethical development stage is based on the assumption that humans have intrinsic communication skills, are reasonable, and have the desire to understand others and their surrounding world. At this model stage, do not convert directly to praise or condemnation of personal behavior and personality, as it contains qualitative moral reasoning that individuals are using. Kohlberg considers his theory to measure moral reasoning rather than specific moral conclusions, argues that the form and structure of moral argument is independent of the content of these arguments.

After presenting various moral dilemmas to people, Kohlberg remembered people's reactions and put them in various stages of moral reasoning. According to Mr. Kohlberg, one grows from traditional moral ability (before 9 years old) to traditional moral ability (before puberty) and develops in a traditional moral way (formally Piaget formal Realization of operational sinking). Concept), only some of which are fully realized. Each ethical level consists of two phases that provide a basis for ethical development in different contexts.

The stage of moral reasoning based on Coleburg's justice is similar to the stage of intellectual development of Piaget. Coleburg defines moral reasoning as a process similar to the intellectual development stage. He thinks people have undergone various stages. They start low at the beginning of the process, then slowly move on to the next stage as they mature. However, the views for the various phases of Kohlberg do not always match the results of a series of moral dilemmas he designed. Some people change at the reasoning stage. They skip the stage or return to a lower stage after reaching a higher stage. Also note that there is a big gap between the level of moral reasoning for a 10 year old child and the level of moral reasoning for a 16 year old child. Coleburg believes that this sudden increase in moral reasoning is caused by the cognitive growth that occurred during that year (Kalat, 2002). Barger, Robert N. (2000)