Kohlberg and his colleagues eventually dropped stage 6 from his theory of moral reasoning because longitudinal research showed that none of the participants showed stage 6 moral reasoning and that clear-cut expressions of "universal moral principles" are very rare.

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Kohlberg and his colleagues did indeed drop stage 6 from his theory of moral reasoning due to the lack of evidence of participants displaying this stage and the rarity of clear expressions of universal moral principles.

Kohlberg and His Colleagues Eventually Dropped Stage 6 from His