To measure moral development, Kohlberg used hypothetical moral dilemmas. The most famous is the , which asks whether a man should steal an overpriced drug to save his dying wife. Kohlberg was less interested in whether the subject answered "yes" or "no" and more in the rationale provided, which revealed their stage of moral maturity. III. The Three Levels and Six Stages

Level 1: Pre-Conventional Morality (Common in children under age 9)

Moral development refers to the process through which individuals develop a sense of right and wrong. Lawrence Kohlberg hypothesized that this development is a product of cognitive growth and social experience. Unlike earlier behavioral theories, Kohlberg’s model focuses on the behind a decision rather than the decision itself. II. Methodology: The Heinz Dilemma

Kohlberg’s theory is structured into three levels, each containing two stages. According to ResearchGate , individuals move through these stages in a fixed, invariant order.