Kohlberg's theory of moral development states that there are six stages of moral development acquired during childhood and adulthood. To estimate the level of 10 graduate students' development a moral judgement interview, Form A, was administered. Most of this small sample (7 women and 3 men) reasoned at Stage 4, although there were some responses at Stage 6, which, however, were not sufficient for most of these students to sustain the level.
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