Stage Description |
Motive for doing right |
Pre-conventional |
Self-interest |
1. Obedience |
Fear of authorities and punishment |
2. Egotism-instrumental and social exchange |
Self-gratification |
Conventional |
Conformity |
3. Interpersonal concordance |
Expected role or approval from others |
4. Law and duty (social order) |
Adherence to law codes or moral codes and order |
Post-conventional, Principled, or Autonomous |
Others Interest |
5. General individual standards and rights as agreed by society |
Broader social welfare and concern for others |
6. Self-selected principles |
Concern for ethical or moral principle |
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