A Child Decides to Steal a Small Item from a Neighborhood

question 34

Multiple Choice

A child decides to steal a small item from a neighborhood store in order to be accepted into a club. The child reasons that the stealing behavior is acceptable because it is what his friends expect of him. According to Kohlberg, this child is operating at the ________ level.

• A) preconventional
• B) heteronomous
• C) universal ethical principles
• D) conventional

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Definitions:

Desert

A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs, resulting in harsh living conditions for most plants and animals.

Jet Stream

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Tropical Cyclone

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Tornado

A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of devastating destruction.