Nick decides to join Boy Scouts. He likes the structure scouts provide of being told how to act and the way that people give him positive reinforcement for being a Boy Scout. He wants others to see him as a good person, especially his parents and teachers. Which stage in Kohlberg's theory is Nick in?
A) conventional moral reasoning
B) preconventional moral reasoning
C) autonomous morality
D) heteronomous morality

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Nick is motivated by external factors, such as wanting to be seen as a good person by others, and is following the rules and expectations set by the Boy Scouts organization. This aligns with the conventional moral reasoning stage, in which individuals are focused on meeting societal expectations and maintaining social order.

Nick Decides to Join Boy Scouts