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Assignment 9 chapters 9
Sean did a good thing going to school even though he could get late. This is because, as the pre-convention morality states, he focused on self-interest. The exam is essential to him, and missing it could make him miss the final list. He sought to avoid punishment and find a reward. In level one preconvention morality, stage one concerns the moral reasoning that is based on the concept of discipline. First, Sean remembers what Dr. Woods stated at the beginning of the semester that no one would be allowed to get into the exam room late (Feldman, 425). Based on level six, Sean should attend the exam as it is essential to his overall grading.
On the other hand, considering the social norms in the society, for instance, the lecture rules, Sean should not have gone to the exam room. This is based on the practice of social order in the level four post-conventional morality stage. Personal judgment is beyond him and is based on what would happen to him (Feldman, 427). For an ethical standard society, the concerns for others are essential to consider. The moral development here could be based on the set rules and not what other people think. The rules are clear: getting to the class late is punishable by getting an F. He is also risking his life by over speeding through the traffic and putting his life in danger.
Although this supports Kohlberg’s idea of moral reasoning, there is an emphasis on the punishment, social rules, and regulations (Feldman, 427). Some people use a high level of thinking in some problems and lower levels in certain situations.
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S Feldman, Robert. Essentials of understanding psychology. McGraw-Hili, 2009.