As Selena and her friends are walking home after school they approach a corner store and see bags of candy and snacks on open shelves outside the front door. A young clerk is also outside waiting for customers. As they get closer, they see the clerk go inside the store. Selena’s friends encourage her to take a bag of candy, but she refuses. How would an individual in Kohlberg’s preconventional stage of moral reasoning explain Selena’s behavior?

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Are you familiar with Kohlberg's stages of moral development? Read about his ideas, then let us know what you think:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg's_stages_of_moral_development
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Selena didn’t take the candy because she might get caught.
Which of the following is a temperamental characteristic that is associated with prosocial behavior? is B the correct answer

A.
Low social anxiety

B.
Popularity among peers

C.
Coherent self-concept

D.
Intelligence