When Dwayne and Vin Are Debating Whether or Not to Steal

question 63

Multiple Choice

When Dwayne and Vin are debating whether or not to steal a cool car they just found, Dwayne says, "It's wrong to steal the car because there are laws against stealing, and no one is above the law." This type of thinking best fits with Kohlberg's ____ level of moral thinking.

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

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