Shannon wants a cookie before dinner, but she knows her mother will say no. While her mother is on the phone, Shannon sneaks a cookie and takes it outside to eat it. Which level of moral reasoning is Shannon most likely in?

A) punishment and obedience
B) individualism, instrumental purpose
C) social system and conscience
D) mutual interpersonal expectations


A) punishment and obedience. Children decide what is right based on whether the action will be punished or rewarded.

Psychology

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a. an observable reaction to an environmental event that is elicited without any prior training b. an observable reaction to an environmental event that is elicited only after training or experience c. an environmental event that elicits an observable reaction without any prior training d. an environmental event that only elicits an observable reaction after training or experience

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Eight-year-old Jennifer, an African American, describes the white, wealthier girls in her school as "pretty," "smart," and "nice," whereas she describes the black, poorer girls as "bossy," "average," and "chubby"

Jennifer is expressing A) in-group favoritism. B) out-group prejudice. C) in-group prejudice. D) out-group favoritism.

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