Jorge Does Not Cheat on Tests or Copy Other Students

question 219

Multiple Choice

Jorge does not cheat on tests or copy other students' work because he does not want to be suspended from school and receive a zero on his test or other schoolwork.If Jorge uses this type of moral reasoning in most situations, one could say that Jorge is at the _____ of moral development.

• A)preconventional level
• B)conventional level
• C)postconventional level
• D)postformal level

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the probability of a response when they follow that response, a key concept in behaviorism.

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that is elicited as an automatic response to a certain stimulus without the organism engaging in any conscious decision making.

Operant Behavior

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the strength of behaviors as a result of their consequences.

Reinforcement

The act of strengthening a response by adding a reward, thus increasing the likelihood that the response will be repeated.