Empirical investigations of Kohlberg's theory of moral development have
a. provided evidence that most individuals skip certain stages.
b. failed to find any consistent relationship between gains in moral reasoning and gains in cognitive ability.
c. found a positive correlation between intellectual ability and the development of moral reasoning.
d. provided evidence that most individuals regress to earlier stages of moral development.
C
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