Lawrence Kohlberg is best known for:

A) proposing an influential theory of moral development.

B) formulating the gender schema theory of development.

C) proposing the psychosocial theory of development throughout the lifespan.

D) his research with infants showing that object permanence emerges at an earlier age than believed.

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Araceli Mercado

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6 June, 02:54

Lawrence Kohlberg is best known for:

A) proposing an influential theory of moral development.

B) formulating the gender schema theory of development.

C) proposing the psychosocial theory of development throughout the lifespan.

D) his research with infants showing that object permanence emerges at an earlier age than believed.

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Donna Christian · Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Proposing an influential theory of moral development.

Explanation:

Lawrence Kohlberg was an important American Psychologist who lived from 1927 to 1987, during his life and career as a psychologist he was mainly known for proposing and influential theory to explain moral development. In this theory, Kohlberg stated moral is formed through six different stages and according to different principles that allow people to created moral judgments in different situations. This theory is used nowadays and considered one of the most important regarding moral development because it is one of the most modern theories and also it is based on previous theories. According to this Lawrence Kohlberg is best known for proposing an influential theory of moral development.