Britta knows that it is wrong to break into a store that is closed, but there is a medical emergency and she has no cell phone with her. Her date has collapsed on the street and is having a seizure. Britta breaks the window of a local store, unlocks the door, and lets herself in to call the police. She stays behind to explain her behavior to the store owner, who shows up shortly after he is called. Britta is operating at the ________ level of Kohlberg's theory of morality.
A) post-conventional
B) pre-conventional
C) conventional
D) concrete operational

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Britta is operating at the post-conventional level of Kohlberg's theory of morality because she is making a moral decision based on abstract reasoning about right and wrong, prioritizing human life over property rules, which indicates a higher level of moral reasoning beyond societal norms or personal consequences.

Britta Knows That It Is Wrong to Break into a Store