| Level of Moral Development | Stages | Explanation |
| Level 1: Pre-Conventional Focus on Self | Stage 1 | Punishment and Obedience Orientation |
| Stage 2 | Instrumental Relativist Orientation | |
| Level 2: Conventional: Focus on Others | Stage 3 | “Good Boy-Nice Girl” Orientation |
| Stage 4 | Law and Order Orientation | |
| Level 3: Post conventional | Stage 5 | Social-Contract Legalistic Orientation. |
| Stage 6 | Universal Ethical Principle Orientation |