Kohlberg's three levels of morality are

Kohlberg's three levels of morality are

• A. Id, Ego, Superego
• B. Preconventional, Conventional, Postconventional
• C. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational
• D. Trust, Autonomy, Identity

Answer: (B)

Kohlberg’s approach looks at how people reason about right and wrong and how that reasoning changes as they grow. The three levels describe this progression: at the first level, morality is about avoiding punishment or seeking rewards for oneself; at the second, it centers on conforming to social rules and gaining approval to maintain order; at the third, moral decisions are guided by abstract principles and universal rights, even if they conflict with laws or norms. This framework is distinct from Freud’s idea of internal psychic parts (id, ego, superego), Piaget’s stages of thinking (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational), and Erikson’s psychosocial stages (trust, autonomy, identity). So the three levels described by Kohlberg are preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.

Kohlberg’s approach looks at how people reason about right and wrong and how that reasoning changes as they grow. The three levels describe this progression: at the first level, morality is about avoiding punishment or seeking rewards for oneself; at the second, it centers on conforming to social rules and gaining approval to maintain order; at the third, moral decisions are guided by abstract principles and universal rights, even if they conflict with laws or norms. This framework is distinct from Freud’s idea of internal psychic parts (id, ego, superego), Piaget’s stages of thinking (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational), and Erikson’s psychosocial stages (trust, autonomy, identity). So the three levels described by Kohlberg are preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.