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If we look at children's moral development from the perspective of Lawrence Kohlberg's stage theory, then we would expect to see which one of the following trends?


A) Preschool children have little idea of what behaviors are likely to be punished. As they proceed through the school years, they show an increasing tendency to avoid punishment by behaving appropriately.
B) In the late elementary years (fifth and sixth grade) , we see a temporary reversal to the immoral behavior of the preschool years.
C) Children become increasingly more "religious" in how they define "right" and "wrong" (e.g., by defining "right" as obeying the Koran or Ten Commandments) .
D) Children become increasingly likely to define "right" and "wrong" in terms of what behaviors will help society run smoothly.

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