When Asked Why He Shouldn't Steal a Piece of Gum

question 75

Multiple Choice

When asked why he shouldn't steal a piece of gum from a convenience store, Simon, an eight-year-old child answers, "Because I might get taken to jail." This child is reasoning at Kohlberg's __________

• A) preconventional level of moral reasoning.
• B) conventional level of moral reasoning.
• C) unconventional level of moral reasoning.
• D) postconventional level of moral reasoning.

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