Abstract
KREBS, DENNIS, and GILLMORE, JANET. The Relationship among the First Stages of Cognitive Development, Role-taking Abilities, and Moral Development. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1982, 53, 877-886. 51 children, aged 5-14, were given tests designed to assess their stages of cognitive development, role-taking ability, and moral development. 2 theoretical accounts of the relationship among development in the 3 domains were considered. The results tended to support Kohlberg's claim that cognitive development is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the development of role-taking ability but not his claim that particular stages of cognitive development and role taking are necessary for isomorphic stages of moral development. It was concluded that either the isomorphic stage alignments for moral development outlined by Kohlberg and his colleagues are off by 3 stage, or there are circumstances in which children may acquire the ability to apply principles of logic to social and moral issues before they acquire the ability to apply these principles to issues in the physical domain.
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