Findings of this 20-year longitudinal study support Kohlberg's theoretical predictions of invariant structural consistency of subjects' responses to hypothetical moral dilemmas. Subjects were 58 American males chosen in 1955 according to age, social class and sociometric status. They were 10, 13, or 16 years of age at Time 1. Half of each age…

Responses of four people to the book "Future Shock" are analyzed in relation to Erik Erikson's theory of personality. Results were interpreted as support for Erickson's theory and as illustration of how people interpret written language in terms of their own situations and life histories. In general, adults applied more detached and…

A search of the philosophical, psychological, and experimental literature resulted in an operational definition of empathy, "A Hierarchy of Empathy." In a three age-level study employing an instrument derived from "A Hierarchy of Empathy," creative dramatic and discussion responses to a film of a Northwest American Indian…

Two experiments were conducted to assess the ability of preservice teachers to score moral thought statements using Kohlberg's theory of moral development. Results indicate that teachers, in general, are not able to rate the statements with consistency. (JKS)

The developmental sequence of bladder and bowel control is outlined, and the deficiencies in this sequence which are frequently experienced by the retarded are described. (Author)

The data indicate that fathers do interact with their infants, and that they demonstrate charactersitic styles of interaction. (Author)

Five-year-old children were trained on the length relationships between adjacent members of a five-term series of sticks, and subsequently tested on their abilities (1) to judge the length relationships between nonadjacent pairs of the series, and (2) to incorporate an unseen novel stick into the series through inference. (CM)

The author outlines the different stages of psychological aggression, the pathology of aggressive tendencies, "triggers" of aggressive behavior, the dangers for society, and recommendations for prevention of violence. (RK)

"Marriage" is treated as a mental concept that evolves in a developmental sequence of four qualitatively distinct stages: Magical, Idealized Conventional, Individualistic, and Affirmational. Each stage is illustrated with excerpts from Ingmar Bergman's Scenes From a Marriage. Some applications for marriage counselors are suggested. (Author)

The theory of conceptual level (describing persons on a developmental hierarchy of increasing conceptual complexity, self-responsibility, and independence) is investigated for its potential use to educational practice. (MJB)

A sample of 42 children, age 5 to 7, were tested for their ability to give appropriate causal accounts of incidents and to consider intentions and motives in judging the characters involved in these incidents. Results indicated that children are able to consider intention before they develop the ability to consider motives in moral judgment.…

Describes a study of level of intellectual development displayed by a population of Australian primary school education students at the time of entry to college. Results agree with United States research which indicate that a significant proportion of high school and college students is not at the level of formal operations, an idea contrary to…

In this study of the relationship between moral behavior, level of moral development, and motivation, moral behavior was assessed in an experimental situation in which it was necessary to violate the experimenter's authority to help someone; level of moral development was assessed by Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Scale, and motivation by a…

Explores behavioral and emotional responses during the divorce process. Men and women (N=252) were interviewed about traumas and advantages associated with stages of divorce already experienced. Results only partially substantiate finding by Goode that final separation is perceived as most traumatic. (Author)