Cybil is about to deliver a baby. Her husband, Bruce, is driving to the hospital at 80 miles per hour. Their son Will says, "Daddy, don't go that fast, you might get caught and sent to prison." What level of moral reasoning is Will using?

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Shane Lang

3 July, 16:32

Cybil is about to deliver a baby. Her husband, Bruce, is driving to the hospital at 80 miles per hour. Their son Will says, "Daddy, don't go that fast, you might get caught and sent to prison." What level of moral reasoning is Will using?

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Urijah Livingston · Answer 1

preconventional

Explanation:

Preconventional level: In psychology, the term "preconventional level" is described as one of the different stages of the theory of moral reasoning which was proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg.

According to Kohlberg, at this stage, a child's "sense of morality" is being controlled externally. However, a child tends to accept the rules and regulations of his or her authority figures, for example, teachers, parents and judges a particular behavior or action on the basis of a few consequences.

In the question above, the given statement represents the preconventional level of moral reasoning.