allery'I won't skip school, or I will be in big trouble at home.' Which Kohlberg stage is this?
AStage 2: self-interest
BStage 4: law and order
CStage 5: social contract
DStage 1: punishment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Stage 1: punishment
1. The child's only reason is avoiding trouble, that is, punishment.
2. Kohlberg's Stage 1 judges actions by their direct consequences to oneself, especially punishment.
3. This is Stage 1, the **obedience and punishment orientation**.
**Why not the others:** Stage 4, law and order, would cite the need to keep society's rules, not fear of being punished.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development", section "Pre-conventional" (revision 1376737595)_
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