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When moral decisions are based on what will help to avoid punishment, the _____ level of moral development is being utilized.

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Pre-conventional level

Explanation:

The pre-conventional level is the first stage of moral development theory. At this level, The sense of the morality of a child has been controlled externally like by parents, elders, teachers. At this stage, a child does not develop the society norm what is wrong and what is right.

At this stage, the child follows the obedience and the punishment rule and the instrumentation orientation. This stage focused on the desire of a child to obey rules and avoids punishment. In the second stage, the child has less interest to know about the needs of others but has more interest in asking what is there in it for me. This stage depends on view I will scratch your back, you will scratch my back.

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