Acting Based on Fear of Punishment Corresponds to Which of the Following

question 8

Multiple Choice

Acting based on fear of punishment corresponds to which of the following stages of moral development?

• A) The pre-conventional stage
• B) The conventional stage
• C) The post-conventional stage
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Neurons

Specialized cells within the nervous system responsible for conveying information to other nerve cells, muscles, or glands.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.

Sympathetic Nervous System

The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations.