Due Date:

Points: 100

Overview: This unit discusses Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development and the Heinz Dilemma

scenario. These help to classify an individual’s stage of moral development.

Instructions: How would you respond if faced with this dilemma? Based on your response to the

Heinz Dilemma, available below, what stage of moral development would Kohlberg say

you are in? Why? How might your response to this dilemma have changed if you were

in a different stage of moral development?

The Heinz Dilemma

A woman was on her deathbed. There was one drug that the doctors thought might

save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently

discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times

what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for

a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew

to borrow the money, but he could only get together about $1,000 which is half of what it

cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let

him pay later. But the druggist said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make

money from it.” So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the

drug for his wife. Should Heinz have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his

wife? Why or why not?

In addition, describe at least one criticism of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.

Explain whether or not you agree with this criticism. Explain why or why not.

Requirements:

• By the Friday deadline, share your work with the class in this Unit 6 Assignment

Forum.

PSY201 – Child Development

Assignment Forum: Moral Development and the Heinz Dilemma

PSY201–Child Development Assignment Forum:Moral Development and the Heinz Dilemma

• By the Sunday deadline, review your classmates’ work and provide at least one

(1) reply.

Evaluation Rubric for Moral Development Assignment Forum

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0-14 points 15-19 points 20-24 points 25 points

Response to Heinz Dilemma

Components are minimally or not addressed.

Components are somewhat addressed.

Components are mostly addressed.

Components are thoroughly addressed.

0-29 points 30-39 points 40-49 points 50 points

Identify stage of moral development based on your response. How would response have changed if you were in a different stage of moral development?

Components are minimally or not addressed.

Components are somewhat addressed.

Components are mostly addressed.

Components are thoroughly addressed.

0-8 points 9-11 points 12-14 points 15 points

Peer Response

No response post made to a classmate’s posting.

Peer response provided though minimal and lacking depth by restating or summarizing what was already expressed; details and new ideas missing or lacking.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation but does not raise a question or offer an alternative perspective.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation; presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration; raises a question or politely offers an alternative

perspective.

0 points 5 points 10 points

Posting Due Dates

The assignment and response were not posted by the due dates of the unit.

Either the assignment or the response was not posted by the due date of the unit.

Both the assignment and response were posted by the due dates of the unit.