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Tavania Johnson
on Dec 03, 2024
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As Selena and her friends are walking home after school they approach a corner store and see bags of candy and snacks on open shelves outside the front door.A young clerk is also outside waiting for customers.As they get closer,they see the clerk go inside the store.Selena's friends encourage her to take a bag of candy,but she refuses.How would an individual in Kohlberg's preconventional stage of moral reasoning explain Selena's behavior?
A) Selena didn't take the candy because she might get caught.
B) Selena didn't take the candy because it belonged to someone else.
C) Selena didn't take the candy because stealing violates standards of justice.
D) Selena didn't take the candy because stealing violates the social contract.
Preconventional Stage
The first level in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, where moral reasoning is based on external rewards and punishments.
Moral Reasoning
The process by which individuals make decisions about what is right and wrong, often based on personal ethics, societal norms, and considerations of justice and fairness.
Social Contract
A theory or model that explains how individuals consent, either implicitly or explicitly, to surrender some of their freedoms and submit to the authority of the state in exchange for protection of their remaining rights.
- Understand Kohlberg's stages of moral development and how they apply to real-life scenarios.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand Kohlberg's stages of moral development and how they apply to real-life scenarios.