In Kohlberg's theory of moral development, individuals who have their own abstract ethical principles and accept social consequences when they break laws because of those principles have reached

A) Stage 2.
B) Stage 3.
C) Stage 5.
D) Stage 6.


D) Stage 6. In Stage 6, individuals reason about moral issues on the basis of self-chosen, abstract ethical principles that they apply to all humans and social systems. People at this stage may choose to disobey laws they believe are immoral rather than violate their ethical principles. They accept the legal or social consequences of breaking the rules.

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A. A gene B. A chromosome C. A zygote D. A sperm

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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