A Child Decides to Steal a Small Item from a Neighborhood

Multiple Choice

A child decides to steal a small item from a neighborhood store in order to be accepted into a club. The child reasons that the stealing behavior is acceptable because it is what his friends expect of him. According to Kohlberg, this child is operating at the ________ level.

A) preconventional
B) heteronomous
C) universal ethical principles
D) conventional