Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
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     The card game below is kind of like the game Solitaire. After you click the "Start Over" button at the top, click on the stack of cards on the upper left. The cards will flip over one at a time to each reveal an example of a different stage of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development. The stack to the right shows one of the six stages of Moral Development. There are three examples of each stage for a total of eighteen examples. Your task is to match up the example with the stage that matches it. You do this by dragging the example card over the level card (just like Solitaire). If you guessed it incorrectly, the card will revert back to the example stack on the left. If you guessed it correctly, the card will merge with the stage, move up to a new stack and a box will appear telling you that you got it right. Click the "OK" button in this box and continue with the game until you have correctly guessed all of the stages. Good luck and have fun!

Levels of Moral Development:
Level 1: preconventional morality
Stage 1: Individual obeys rules in order to avoid punishment.
Stage 2: Individual conforms to society's rules in order to receive rewards.
Level 2: conventional morality
Stage 3: Individual behaves morally in order to gain approval from other people.
Stage 4: Conformity to authority to avoid censure and guilt.
Level 3: postconventional morality
Stage 5: Individual is concerned with individual rights and democratically decided laws.
Stage 6: Individual is entirely guided by his or her own conscience.

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