Post-conventional Moral Development Stages 5 and 6

Focus on gaining approval from others = Conventional Moral Development Stage 3 Focus on maintaining social order = Conventional Moral Development Stage 4 Focus on social contracts or universal principles = Post-conventional Moral Development Stage 5 and Stage 6 Focus on self-interest and avoiding punishment = Pre-conventional Moral Development

Right and wrong based on socially accepted morality = Conventional Moral Development Right and wrong based on universal principles transcending social conventions = Post-conventional Moral Development Focus on what society deems okay to gain approval from others = Conventional Moral Development Stage 3 Focus on laws and social conventions to maintain a functioning society = Conventional Moral Development Stage 4

Breaking the law to save a life based on universal principles of right and wrong = Post-conventional Moral Development Choosing not to violate the principle of property rights for social order = Conventional Moral Development Stage 4 Considering consequences for breaking the law as less important than saving a life = Post-conventional Moral Development Focusing on gaining approval from others by making socially acceptable decisions = Conventional Moral Development Stage 3

Empathy and understanding different levels of right and wrong = Post-conventional Moral Development Avoiding punishment and seeking rewards = Pre-conventional Moral Development Understanding the importance of social order and rules = Conventional Moral Development Prioritizing societal approval in decision-making = Conventional Moral Development

Avoiding punishment and being obedient = Pre-conventional Moral Development Stage 1 Considering self-interest = Pre-conventional Moral Development Stage 2 Concern about what others think = Conventional Moral Development Stage 3 Emphasis on societal rules and ethics = Conventional Moral Development Stage 4

Direct consequences of actions = Pre-conventional Moral Development Stage 1 What's in it for me? = Pre-conventional Moral Development Stage 2 Other people's perceptions = Conventional Moral Development Stage 3 Societal norms and ethics = Conventional Moral Development Stage 4

Self-centered perspective = Pre-conventional moral development Emphasis on empathy and broader perspective = Post-conventional moral development Focus on immediate consequences = Pre-conventional moral development Consideration of societal impact = Conventional moral development

Concern about physical consequences to oneself = Pre-conventional moral development Considering societal expectations and norms = Conventional moral development Focus on universal ethical principles = Post-conventional moral development Emphasis on personal gain = Pre-conventional moral development

Choosing based on fear of punishment = Pre-conventional Moral Development Stage 1 Deciding based on personal benefit = Pre-conventional Moral Development Stage 2 Considering reputation in the community = Conventional Moral Development Stage 3 Reflecting on broader ethical principles = Post-conventional Moral Development

Superficial understanding based on consequences to oneself = Pre-conventional moral development Deeper comprehension involving empathy and justice = Post-conventional moral development Community-driven interpretation of morality = Conventional moral development Focus on personal gain and punishment avoidance = Pre-conventional moral development

Pre-conventional Moral Development = Judgment based on avoiding punishment and seeking rewards Conventional Moral Development = Judgment based on societal norms and laws Post-conventional Moral Development = Judgment based on higher ethical principles beyond laws Kohlberg's sixth stage = Stage where very few individuals operate and it involves universal ethical principles

Empathy = Understanding and sharing the feelings of others Abstract thinking = Ability necessary for post-conventional moral development Black and white thinking = Realization that not everything is clear-cut in terms of morality Doing the most good for the most people = Focus in stage five of post-conventional moral development

Concern for others and society as a whole = Basis for post-conventional moral development Abstract thinking requirement = Necessary cognitive ability for this level of moral development Going beyond convention = Characteristic of ethical conduct at this level Not always reflected in the law = Feature of higher universal ethical principles

Realization that laws aren't always good for everyone = Stage five of moral development Identification with societal norms = Characteristic of conventional moral development Avoiding punishment-seeking rewards basis = Pre-conventional stage of moral development Judgment based on ethical standards rather than legal standards = Post-conventional stage of moral development

Not seeing many individuals at this stage = Kohlberg's sixth stage Adolescence or adulthood achievement = Ability to think abstractly for post-conventional moral reasoning Focus on higher ethical principles over laws = Characteristic of post-conventional moral development Understanding different perspectives on what is good and right = Characteristic of stage five in moral development

Reaching beyond what others think to universal principles = Post-conventional stages of moral development Thinking about what is good for most people = Objective in stage five of moral reasoning Realizing not everything is clear-cut in morality = Feature found in stage five of moral reasoning Judging based on societal norms and laws = Conventional stages in Kohlberg's model