alleryChildren agree to change a game's rules so everyone gets a turn. Which Piaget stage of morality?
AAutonomous morality
BHeteronomous morality
CPremoral period
DConventional morality
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Autonomous morality
1. Piaget described three phases: premoral, heteronomous and autonomous.
2. In the autonomous phase (about 10 to 11), children appreciate that rules are agreements between individuals.
3. Children who change rules by mutual agreement show this autonomous view.
**Why not the others:** Heteronomous children (about 6 to 10) treat rules as sacred and unchangeable; conventional morality is Kohlberg's term, not Piaget's.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Moral development", section "Piaget's Theory of Moral Development" (revision 1379937469)_
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