Lawrence Kohlberg

Biography Lawrence was born in New York Lawrence Kohlberg’s parents are Alfred Kohlberg and Charlotte Kohlberg Lawrence was the youngest of four children Alfred and Charlotte got a divorce in 1932 and the two oldest children went with mom and the two youngest went with dad.

Biography continued... Lawrence graduated from Phillips academy Kohlberg served in the US military as a merchant marine smuggling Jewish war refugees into Palestine.

Lawrence Kohlberg graduated from the University of Chicago, then taught at Harvard University in 1968. He served as a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Chicago. That's where he found an interest in the stages of Moral Development. Lawrence was then captured and imprisoned in a british internment camp until 1948.

What theories or research did Lawrence Kolhberg develop that apply to child development? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJ07klMhr0

How Kohlberg founded the Stages of Moral Development 1. Should Heinz have stolen the drug? 2. Would it change anything if Heinz did not love his wife? 3. What if the person dying was a stranger, would it make any difference? 4. Should the police arrest the chemist for murder if the woman died? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTzBrjxKHLg

What made Lawrence important He developed the moral development his theory of stages of moral development. Developed his theory made us understand that morality starts from the early childhood years and can be affected by several factors.

LAwrence research How did this theorist research children and come to these conclusions. example He found out that children are faced with different moral issues, and their judgments on whether they are to act positively or negatively over each dilemma are heavily influenced by several factors. Example:If a kid was raised in a bad environment like stealing and/or using drugs, as they grow up in that environment they learn that it is okay to do these things. And if a kid was in a positive environment and taught right from wrong they . learn to not do those things. Did this theorist have children of their own? How did that impact their theory? He has two sons but it doesn’t say if it impacted him.

Bibliography http://www.simplypsychology.org/kohlberg.html