A Child Who Steals Candy from Another Because the Child

question 34

Multiple Choice

A child who steals candy from another because the child wants the candy is probably operating in the ______________ stage of moral development.

• A) Principled.
• B) Preconventional.
• C) Conventional.
• D) Reflective.

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Definitions:

Unconscious Motivations

Drives and desires that are not within an individual's conscious awareness, influencing behaviors and thoughts.

Overt Behaviour

Observable actions or responses of an individual, visible and measurable by others.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Behaviour Modification

A therapy approach that seeks to change undesirable behaviors through the use of reinforcement and punishment.