er choices available to her. Theft was not a possibility.When story number one was presented to Meghan she thought she would pick apples and sell them at the market to make money. I told her that she needed much more money. Meghan said she would sell all her food and her house. Beyond that line of reasoning Meghan had no solution. She did not know what she would do. Meghan is at Kohlberg’s stage one of moral development. Story number two sets the stage for the chocolate bar left by a previous patron. Kari’s decision was quickly made to give the chocolate bar to the cashier. Kari stated that the chocolate was not hers so she could not keep it. Once again Kari illustrates that she is at level one, stage one of Kohlberg’s moral development. Kari’s view is that stealing from anyone is wrong. We discussed the implications as the chocolate bar had already been paid for. Kari even thought that the store could sell it again if they wanted since other people probably stole from them sometimes.Meghan had a very interesting reaction to story number two. She thought she would pick up the chocolate bar and throw it in the garbage. I asked her why she would throw it in the garbage and she thought that would be easier. She did not wish to elaborate any further on her decision. This reaction made me think that Meghan seems to be at level one preconventional moral reasoning but in-between stage one and two of Kohlberg’s moral development. I was thinking that possibly Meghan viewed taking the chocolate bar as stealing. She did not wish to steal but perhaps thought that if she could not have it, then no one would. This seemed to be a blend of obedience and punishment in stage one and the “what’s in it for me” of stage two.At the end of the testing session for Meghan I added a test for Erikson’s impulse control. I researched and found Meghan’s favourite treat to be chocolate ca...
