Diffrent approaches to the empirical study of a personality’s moral sphere are considered in the article. Problems of the study of moral consciousness are analysed in terms of L. Kohlberg’s stage concept. Th author considers methodical approaches of A. Dubov, E. Khvostov, E. K. Veselova and S. A. Chernyaeva.

Key words: moral consciousness, moral standards, moral choice, moral sphere of

a personality, empirical study, methods.

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