A 14-Year-Old Boy Is Browsing Through a Bookstore and Thinks

A 14-year-old boy is browsing through a bookstore and thinks for a moment that he could easily tuck a book into his coat and leave the store without paying for it. He decides not to take the book because he is afraid he might get caught and punished. According to Lawrence Kohlberg, at what stage of moral development is the boy?

A) Conventional
B) Avoidant
C) Postconventional
D) Preconventional

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