Which of Kohlberg's three levels of moral reasoning comes in the middle?
APreconventional
BPostconventional
CConventional
DPrincipled
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Conventional
1. Kohlberg's levels run in a fixed order.
2. First is preconventional, then conventional, then postconventional.
3. So the middle level is conventional.
**Why not the others:** Principled is another name for the postconventional level, which comes last.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development", section "Stages" (revision 1376737595)_
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