In Kohlberg's Three Levels of Moral Development, the Preconventional Stage

question 62

Multiple Choice

In Kohlberg's three levels of moral development, the preconventional stage is based on __________ behavior.

• A) social-centered
• B) self-centered
• C) non-centered
• D) principle

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

The acquisition of knowledge that takes place by associating an external stimulus with a naturally existing stimulus, which triggers a deliberate response.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the probability of a response is changed by its consequences, with behaviors being strengthened or weakened by reinforcements or punishments.

Fear Conditioning

A behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events, showing that certain stimuli can be associated with fear responses.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesired behavior, intended to decrease that behavior's occurrence.