Kohlberg's method for studying the development of moral reasoning was to

a. ask children to respond to stories involving moral dilemmas.
b. conduct cross-sectional research.
c. conduct a series of longitudinal studies involving moral dilemmas.
d. place children in positions in which their honesty and truthfulness could be tested and
observed.
e. place adults in situations involving children's moral dilemmas.


a. ask children to respond to stories involving moral dilemmas.

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