According to your textbook’s treatment of kohlberg’s theory of moral development, a focus on rewards and punishment in respect to a moral dilemma is characteristic of

Question

A. Children who haven’t grasped the principle of object constancy. Adolescents who have reached the formal operational stage of moral development
C. Children who haven’t reached the conventional stage of moral developments.
D. adolescents who have reached the conventional level of moral development

Answer 1

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, a focus on rewards and punishments in respect to a moral dilemma is characteristic of:

C. Children who haven’t reached the conventional stage of moral development.

This reflects the pre-conventional level, where moral reasoning is based primarily on the consequences of actions, such as rewards or punishments.