A Child Tells a Nurse That He Stole Money from His

question 29

Multiple Choice

A child tells a nurse that he stole money from his mother's purse because he needed money to buy some candy. He also states that he knows what he did was wrong and will not do it again. Based on this conversation, what stage of moral development would this child be experiencing?

• A) sensorimotor stage
• B) preoperational stage
• C) concrete operational stage
• D) formal operational stage
• E) post-operational stage

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