1927–1987 AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, EDUCATOR UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, PhD, 1958 Lawrence Kohlberg was regarded for many years as a leader in the field of moral education and development. Trained in an institution identified with the progressive...

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Reasoning Theory featuring six stages of moral development advanced by American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg. Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987), an American psychologist, pioneered the study of moral development in the...

Gender Constancy A child's realization that gender is fixed and does not change over time. The concept of gender constancy, influenced by the cognitive development theory of Jean Piaget, was introduced by Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987)....

American psychologist whose work on moral development grew out of the work of Piaget—he recognized that moral development continued beyond young adulthood and so his studies are relevant to adult...

Lawrence Kohlberg (October 25, 1927 – January 19, 1987) was an American psychologist born in Bronxville, New York, who served as a professor at the University of Chicago as well as Harvard University. Famous for research in moral education, reasoning,...