Carter Is in an Electronics Store with His Parents

question 173

Multiple Choice

Carter is in an electronics store with his parents. He looks at the MP3 players and thinks for a moment that he could grab one and put it beneath his coat. As he considers this possibility, he decides not to do it because he might get caught and his parents would punish him. What stage of moral development does Carter's decision represent?

• A) preoperational
• B) preconventional
• C) autonomous moral principles
• D) conventional role conformity

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