Elisabeth Is 9 Years Old

question 63

Multiple Choice

Elisabeth is 9 years old. Teryn is a girl that sits in front of Elisabeth at school, and Elisabeth does NOT like her. One day, Elisabeth notices that Teryn's backpack is open, and in it she sees an expensive pair of headphones. Elisabeth's parents could never afford to buy her those, and she briefly thinks about taking them, especially since it would really upset Teryn. However, she knows it would be wrong, and if she was found out, her parents and friends would be really angry and disappointed she did something like that. Which stage in Kohlberg's theory is Elisabeth in?

• A) autonomous morality
• B) heteronomous morality
• C) preconventional moral reasoning
• D) conventional moral reasoning

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