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Elisabeth is 9 years old. Teryn is a girl that sits in front of Elisabeth at school, and Elisabeth does NOT like her. One day, Elisabeth notices that Teryn's backpack is open, and in it she sees an expensive pair of headphones. Elisabeth's parents could never afford to buy her those, and she briefly thinks about taking them, especially since it would really upset Teryn. However, she knows it would be wrong, and if she was found out, her parents and friends would be really angry and disappointed she did something like that. Which stage in Kohlberg's theory is Elisabeth in?
A) autonomous morality
B) heteronomous morality
C) preconventional moral reasoning
D) conventional moral reasoning
Autonomous Morality
The stage in moral development when individuals recognize that moral rules are created by people and judge actions based on intentions rather than just consequences.
Heteronomous Morality
The stage in moral development where individuals base their moral judgments on the dictates and rules of authority figures.
Preconventional Moral Reasoning
The first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where an individual's moral reasoning is based on external consequences rather than internalized standards.
- Gain insight into the levels of moral development according to Kohlberg and how these levels apply to everyday experiences.
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- Gain insight into the levels of moral development according to Kohlberg and how these levels apply to everyday experiences.
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