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The Sequentiality of Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development.
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Walker, Lawrence J. – Child Development, 1982
Kohlberg's claim that moral development proceeds through an invariant sequence of stages was experimentally examined by attempting to induce regression and stage skipping in fifth- through seventh-grade children. Results supported Kohlberg's claim but also indicated that situations two stages above development were effective in inducing…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Moral Development
Cognitive and Perspective-Taking Prerequisites for Moral Development.
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Walker, Lawrence J. – Child Development, 1980
Examines Kohlberg's proposition that both cognitive and perspective-taking development are necessary but not sufficient conditions for moral development by attempting to stimulate moral development. Results are interpreted as confirming Kohlberg's proposition. (RMH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Chinese and Canadian Children's Evaluations of Lying and Truth Telling: Similarities and Differences in the Context of Pro- and Antisocial Behaviors.
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Lee, Kang; Cameron, Catherine Ann; Xu, Fen; Fu, Genyao; Board, Julie – Child Development, 1997
Compared Chinese and Canadian 7-, 9-, and 11-year-olds' moral evaluations of lie- and truth-telling in stories involving pro- and antisocial behavior. Found that Chinese children rated truth-telling less positively and lie-telling more positively in prosocial settings than Canadians. Both rated truth-telling positively and lie-telling negatively…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Antisocial Behavior, Children, Comparative Analysis