At Kohlberg's Preconventional Level of Moral Development, Someone Is Considered

question 18

Multiple Choice

At Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral development, someone is considered moral when he

• A) refrains from stealing from a store because it is illegal.
• B) decides to give money to the poor because his mother always tells him to help others.
• C) chooses to do community service because he is likely to receive an award for doing so.
• D) participates in a protest even though he may lose his job if his boss finds out about his involvement.
• E) helps his cousin with homework rather than his little sister.

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Definitions:

Actor-Observer Difference

A tendency to attribute one's own actions to situational factors while attributing others' actions to their dispositions.

Similar-To-Me Effect

A bias where individuals are more favorable towards others who they perceive as similar to themselves in some manner.

The Halo Effect

The halo effect is a cognitive bias where the perception of one positive trait influences the perception of other traits of an individual or object.

Social Information Processing

Involves how individuals perceive, interpret, and respond to social information in their environment, affecting their social interactions and outcomes.