When People Are Assumed to Implicitly Calculate the Costs and Benefits

question 151

Multiple Choice

When people are assumed to implicitly calculate the costs and benefits of an activity to decide if it is worthwhile, they are behaving

• A)rationally
• B)self-interestedly
• C)greedily
• D)marginally
• E)expectantly

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Definitions:

Preconventional

The first level in Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where moral reasoning is based primarily on perceived consequences of actions and obedience to authority.

Level

A specific height or degree of advancement or progress in a sequence or hierarchy.

Morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

Punished

The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense or undesirable behavior.