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Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Just as growing children develop physically in stages, they also progress through stages of moral development. (2) Devised by American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, the stages describe the moral reasoning that guides decision-making. (3) The earliest stage Kohlberg called "pre-conventional." (4) Here, children base their moral decisions on the outcome of a choice. (5) In other words, something is right or wrong depending on whether they will be punished or praised for doing it. (6) The next level is called the "conventional" stage because people at this level base their moral judgments on the conventions of society. (7) Something is right during this stage if most people agree that it is right. (8) Many people do not pass beyond the conventional level of moral reasoning. (9) Those who do have arrived at what Kohlberg termed the "post-conventional" level, a stage at which people base their moral decisions on personal beliefs. (10) People with such convictions will do what they consider is right even if it contradicts social rules or comes with negative consequences.
Which of the following sentences in the paragraph contains a transitional expression that indicates time?


Definitions:

Covariation Model

A psychological theory that explains how people attribute causes to events based on the co-occurrence of certain factors.

Correspondent Inference

A theory suggesting that observers try to infer an actor's internal states or dispositions from observed behavior.

Hedonic Relevance

The significance or relevance of an event or object based on the pleasure or pain it can produce.

Emotionally Desirable

Attributes or situations that are appealing or sought after due to the positive emotions they elicit.

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