Nadia, a 10-year-old girl, does not like it when her father yells at her for not completing her homework on time. As a result, she usually tries to complete her homework before her father is back from work. In the context of Lawrence Kohlberg's six stages of moral reasoning, Nadia's reasoning for finishing her homework on time best illustrates ________.

A. the first stage of conventional morality
B. the second stage of postconventional morality
C. the first stage of preconventional morality
D. the second stage of conventional morality


Answer: C

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