Question

Sandra finds a lost dog in her neighborhood. She considers keeping the dog, but decides instead to return the dog in exchange for the $100 reward. According to Kohlberg's theory, Sandra is at what stage of moral development? (2 points) Pre-conventional stage 1 Pre-conventional stage 2 Conventional stage 3 Post-conventional stage 5

Answer 1

The correct answer is pre-conventional stage 2.
Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist, best known for his theory of stages of moral development. His theory involves six stages, organized in three categories, pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional. The pre-conventional stage 2, is focused on the self-interest orientation. Meaning that at this stage, the person acts based on possible rewards or positive outcomes.