How Would Kohlberg Classify the Following Response to the Heinz

question 3

Multiple Choice

How would Kohlberg classify the following response to the Heinz moral dilemma? "He shouldn't steal the drug because he'll be caught and sent to jail. If he does get away, his conscience would bother him thinking about how the police would catch up with him any minute."

• A) Stage 1, preconventional morality
• B) Stage 2, preconventional morality
• C) Stage 3, conventional morality
• D) Stage 4, conventional morality

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