Acting Based on Fear of Disappointing Your Close Friends Corresponds

question 33

Multiple Choice

Acting based on fear of disappointing your close friends 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:

Individual Distinction

The aspects that make a person unique or set them apart from others, often related to personal achievements or characteristics.

External Attributions

The process of ascribing the cause of one’s own or others’ behavior to external factors or circumstances.

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors and failures to external factors.

In-group/out-group Bias

Describes the tendency to favor members of one's own group (the in-group) over those from different groups (the out-group), often leading to prejudice and discrimination.