Which of the Following Is True of the Preconventional Level

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the preconventional level in moral development?

• A) Behavior is motivated by universal principles of right and wrong.
• B) One must be obedient to authority to avoid punishment.
• C) Peer pressure is used to enforce group norms.
• D) One seeks to balance the concerns for self with those of others and the common good.

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Definitions:

Debiasing

Reducing errors and biases by getting people to use deliberate processing rather than automatic processing.

Automatic Processing

The mental ability to perform tasks without conscious thought, often due to learning and habituation.

Ironic Processing

The phenomenon where attempting to suppress thoughts about something results in those thoughts becoming more prevalent.

Meta-Cognition

The awareness and understanding one has of their own thought processes and cognitive abilities.