Question

Brad is in an electronics store with his parents. He looks at the CDs and thinks for a moment that he could grab one and put it beneath his coat. As he considers this possibility, he decides not to do it because he might get caught and his parents would punish him. What stage of moral development does Brad's decision represent? preoperational preconventional autonomous moral principles conventional role conformity committed morality

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option, Pre-conventional Stage.

Explanation:

There are three stages in the Moral Development Process. First is Pre Conventional Stage, second is Conventional and the third one if Post Conventional Stage. In post conventional stage, a person is in the process of learning about the moral values. He is being in a state of thinking everything from the perspective of right or wrong. In this stage, obedience and punishment are two very important aspects.

In this question, when child is thinking about stealing the CD, and thinks that if he gets caught, he will be punished by his parents, this is the phase in which he is thinking about right and wrong and is afraid of the punishment. This is the pre conventional stage of moral development.