In Response to the Moral Dilemma in Which a Man

Multiple Choice

In response to the moral dilemma in which a man must decide whether he should steal a medication to save his dying wife, a child says that he should steal the drug because if he lets his wife die he'll get into trouble. This child would be classified as being in Lawrence Kohlberg's __________ level of moral reasoning.

A) preconventional
B) preoperational
C) conventional
D) concrete operational