Leon Is Asked Whether a Person Should Steal Food If

question 73

Multiple Choice

Leon is asked whether a person should steal food if they are starving. Leon says no because it is against the law. Leon is in 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:

Orbitofrontal Cortex

A brain structure in which impulses involving excretion, sexuality, violence, and other primitive activities normally arise.

Caudate Nuclei

Brain structures within the basal ganglia involved in motor processing, learning, and various aspects of cognition and emotion regulation.

Frontal Lobes

Sections of the brain located behind the forehead, involved in impulse control, judgment, language, and problem-solving.

Thalamus

The thalamus is a part of the brain that acts as a principal relay station for sensory information, sending it to the appropriate areas of the brain for processing.