"I Don't Care What the Boss Said

question 48

Multiple Choice

"I don't care what the boss said. It's wrong and I'm not going to do it. If I get fired, then that's just the way it'll have to be." The salesperson who just made this statement to a co-worker is apparently working at the ________ level of moral development.

• A) nondiscriminatory
• B) principled
• C) conventional
• D) consensual
• E) preconventional

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Definitions:

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept where human behavior is driven by the desire to seek pleasure and avoid pain.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of psychology and human behavior which posits that unconscious motives and conflicts shape personality and mental disorders.

Collective Unconscious

According to Jung, a storehouse of latent memory traces inherited from people’s ancestral past that is shared with the entire human race.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.