Lawrence Kohlberg was a close follower of Piaget, and his theoretical positions concerning developmental change in moral reasoning mirrored Piaget's view of cognitive development. With this in mind, describe how Kohlberg would explain the development of moral reasoning ability in children and speculate whether the development of moral reasoning ability is similar for children from all cultures
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Kohlberg, in his explanations of the development of moral reasoning ability, is similar to Piaget in at least two respects. First, Kohlberg suggested that it is a person's own cognitive activity (e.g., analyzing, transforming, and reflecting upon information) that stimulates moral development. Second, Kohlberg asserted that moral development occurs in a series of increasingly more advanced and abstract stages.
Like Piaget, Kohlberg proposed that his stage sequence is invariant and universal.
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