Experimentally induced changes in moral opinions and reasoning.

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Modified the moral opinions and stage of reasoning of 63 male and 63 female 5th and 6th graders at L. Kohlberg's 1st 3 stages of moral development by exposure to various conflict situations. Opinion and reasoning change were found to be independent processes. The small amount of upward reasoning change induced was consistent with the cognitive-developmental view that radical changes in an individual's stage of cognitive functioning are rare. Exposure to a model using higher stage reasoning induced immediate change but was no more successful than other paradigms in inducing long-term reasoning change. It is concluded that children seek to resolve the disequilibrium induced by any of several paradigms. Whether their attempts at resolution reach a more equilibrated state depends largely on their readiness to move upward. (23 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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