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Option 1 : Kohlberg has based his study primarily on a male sample.
Lawrence Kohlberg, an American psychologist, has propounded the 'Theory of Moral Development'. He has made a systematic study of moral development in his theory that is categorized into 3 levels and 6 stages.
Criticisms of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development:
- Carol Gilligan has suggested that Kohlberg's theory was gender-biased since all of the subjects in his sample were male.
- Kohlberg has based his study primarily on a male sample.
- Critics have pointed out that Kohlberg's theory of moral development overemphasizes the concept of justice when making moral choices.
Hence, the statement 'Kohlberg has based his study primarily on a male sample', is correct in the context of this criticism.
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