A Nervous High School Student Is Tempted to Cheat on an Important

question 53

Multiple Choice

A nervous high school student is tempted to cheat on an important examination. At the crucial moment, he decides against it, and doesn't pull out the notes he had hidden in his trousers. Assuming he's operating at Kohlberg's conventional level of morality, which of the following reasons is he most likely to give for deciding not to cheat?

• A) "I may be expelled from school if I am caught."
• B) "It is immoral to cheat."
• C) "If I am caught cheating, it will be put on my permanent record, and I will not be allowed to participate in athletics."
• D) "My teacher will be very angry and disappointed in me if she catches me."

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