alleryAt Kohlberg's preconventional level, an act is judged right or wrong by:
AIts effects on oneself
BIts fit with social rules
CIts fit with universal ideals
DApproval from one's peers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Its effects on oneself
1. The preconventional level (Stages 1 and 2) is common in children.
2. Reasoners judge an action by its direct consequences.
3. Society's conventions have not yet been taken on as their own.
**Why not the others:** Social rules and peer approval belong to the conventional level; universal ideals to the postconventional level.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development", section "Pre-conventional" (revision 1376737595)_
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