Kohlberg​'s Theory of Moral Development 1. U. S. psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg developed a theory stating that moral development can be categorized under three levels.
2. The first level is called the​ pre-conventional level and is assumed to be where all humans begin at birth. At this​ level, right is what results in​ pleasure, and wrong is whatever causes discomfort and unhappiness.
3. Most people gradually develop to a second level in moral​ reasoning, called the conventional level. Kohlberg said that right and wrong at the conventional level or moral reasoning can be primarily defined in terms of authority​ figures, be they​ parents, political​ leaders, or God.
4. Kohlberg theorized that the highest level of moral reasoning is the​ post-conventional level. Those who reason about moral issues at this level do so mainly in terms of universal principles of equity and justice. In other​ words, neither​ pleasure/pain nor rules set forth by those in authority guide moral​ decision-making at the​ post-conventional level. Same for​ post-conventional. Instead, an​ individual's own sense of right and wrong​ emerges, based on universal principles of the worth of human life.

1) Another word or words that could indicate how the author organized this passage​ include(s)

A. three levels.
B. can be defined as
C. causes.
D. instead.

2) A signal word or words indicating this passage​'s pattern of organization​ is/are

A. can be categorized.
B. results in.
C. in other words.
D. neither.

3) This author uses which of the following patterns of​ organization?

A. cause and effect
B. comparison
C. classification
D. contrast

4) A person who steals food to feed a starving child

A. is at the conventional level of moral development.
B. is operating in terms of​ pleasure/pain.
C. is likely to also be a child.
D. has arrived at Kohlberg​'s highest level of moral reasoning.

5) At which level would you place someone who would not drive above the posted speed​ limit, even if transporting an injured person to the​ hospital?

A. ​post-conventional level
B. universal level
C. conventional level
D. ​pre-conventional level