As you are taking this test, it's so, so easy to look at the next person's answers, but you decide, "No." Using Kohlberg's categories, pick out the correct level of moral reasoning: (1) "I won't because I might get caught"; (2) "I won't because I believe that cheating is morally wrong"; (3) "I won't because I took a pledge to uphold the school's honor code."
A) (1) conventional; (2) postconventional; (3) preconventional
B) (1) preconventional; (2) postconventional; (3) conventional
C) (1) preconventional; (2) conventional; (3) postconventional
D) (1) conventional; (2) preconventional; (3) postconventional

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Option (1) reflects the preconventional level because it focuses on fear of punishment. Option (2) reflects postconventional because it is based on an internalized sense of morality. Option (3) reflects conventional, but it is not the best answer because taking a pledge is still an external source of authority. Therefore, the correct sequence of levels is (1) preconventional, (2) postconventional, (3) conventional, making option B the correct answer.

As You Are Taking This Test, It's So, So Easy