Question

Sixteen-year-old michael begins growing a marijuana plant in a corner of his family's garden. his stepfather asks him to remove it because it is illegal. in kohlberg's terms, michael's stepfather is demonstrating _____ reasoning.

Answer 1

The answer to this question is the Conventional reasoning. Michael doesn’t know anything about the illegality of Marijuana, but his grandfather has told him to remove it because it’s illegal. His grandfather saying it is illegal. It shows that his grandfather knows the rules. He thinks that they must obey it because it is their duty or else his grandson will be receiving a punishment for doing wrong.