Question

As you are taking this test, it's so, so easy to look at the next person's answers, but you decide, "No." Using Kohlberg's categories, pick out the correct level of moral reasoning: (1)"I won't because I might get caught"; (2) "I won't because I believe that cheating is morally wrong"; (3) "I won't because I took a pledge to uphold the school's honor code."(A) (1) conventional; (2) postconventional; (3) preconventional(B) (1) preconventional; (2) postconventional; (3) conventional(C) (1) preconventional; (2) conventional; (3) postconventional(D) (1) conventional; (2) preconventional; (3) postconventional

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is B. (1) preconventional; (2) postconventional; 3 (conventional).

Explanation:

1)  "I won't because I might get caught"; preconventional

(2) "I won't because I believe that cheating is morally wrong" postconventional

(3) "I won't because I took a pledge to uphold the school's honor code." conventional.

In Kohlberbergs words,

Preconvetional.- "He only cares if he gets punished or rewarded"

Conventional.- "He has a personal code of ethics that transcends what society says"

Postconventional.- "His morality is focused on what the culture says is legal or right."