Leon Is Asked Whether a Person Should Steal Food If

question 128

Multiple Choice

Leon is asked whether a person should steal food if she is starving. Leon says no because it is against the law. Leon is in Lawrence Kohlberg's _____ moral reasoning level, in the stage called "______."

• A) preconventional; might makes right
• B) postconventional; social contract
• C) conventional; law and order
• D) conventional; good girl and nice boy

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Definitions:

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Two-Factor Theory

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