One claim in the psychology of human development is that the ordered sequence of stages in moral reasoning is supported by evidence that is free from bias. Discuss this claim with reference to one or more stage theories of moral development.
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The claim that moral reasoning develops through an ordered sequence is most strongly associated with Kohlberg’s stage theory. This claim argues that people move through qualitatively different levels of reasoning in a fixed order, from simple obedience-based judgments to more abstract ethical principles. There is resea