Moral & Character Development
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Under Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, when micro-analyzing the intrinsic and functional dynamics of the first stage of the 'Pre-Conventional Level'—namely 'Punishment and Obedience Orientation'—which of the following statements is most authentic and scientifically true regarding this stage?
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In Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the 'Pre-Conventional Level' is the earliest stage of moral development. Its first stage is called 'Punishment and Obedience Orientation', in which the child's morality is externally controlled. Children consider an action right or wrong because they fear receiving punishment from adults or authority figures. In this stage, the determination of right and wrong depends solely on whether the consequence of an action is punishment or not.
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