To categorize people's level of moral development using Kohlberg's approach, a psychologist would
A)observe their behavior in situations in which conflicts occur between personal needs and those of others.
B)pose situations involving moral dilemmas to them and study the reasons they give for the actions they recommend.
C)ask them to classify behaviors as legal, illegal, moral, and immoral.
D)ask them to rank values that involve specific ways of reaching their own goals from most important to least important.

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Kohlberg's theory of moral development focuses on the reasoning behind individuals' moral choices rather than their actions or the outcomes of those actions. He proposed that moral reasoning progresses through a series of stages, and to assess an individual's level of moral development, one would present them with hypothetical moral dilemmas and analyze the reasoning behind their decisions. This method is directly reflected in option B.

To Categorize People's Level of Moral Development Using Kohlberg's Approach