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Regardless of Whether Our Potential for Altruistic, Cooperative Behavior Depends

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Regardless of whether our potential for altruistic, cooperative behavior depends on a genetic predisposition, experiences, or a combination of the two, it has to develop in some way. Lawrence Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is a process that naturally matures through a series of stages. Name and describe the two stages that comprise the preconventional morality level.


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Evolutionary Theory

A theory explaining the process by which different kinds of living organisms developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of earth.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution in which allele frequencies of a population change over generations due to random sampling effects.

Early Experience

Events or exposures occurring at young ages that significantly influence an individual's future behavior and cognitive development.

Brain Growth

The process of development and maturation of the brain which involves increases in size, complexity, and functional capacity.

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