When Asked Why She Participated with Other Students in a Protest

question 67

Multiple Choice

When asked why she participated with other students in a protest against the treatment of women on her university campus, Kai says that all human beings should have equal rights. According to Kai, the university has rules that are unfair to women; and she is morally against such discriminatory practices. Kai is likely operating at the ________ reasoning level of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory.

• A) postconventional
• B) conventional
• C) unconventional
• D) preconventional

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