1. Kohlberg has based his study primarily on a male sample.
  2. Kohlberg has not given typical responses to each stage of moral reasoning.
  3. Kohlberg has duplicated Piaget’s methods of arriving at his theoretical framework.
  4. Kohlberg’s theory does not focus on children’s responses.
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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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