Answer to Question #138361 in Psychology for ka

Question

Hannah got in trouble in school today for talking back to the teacher. Now her mother is trying to explain that it is wrong to be disrespectful to teachers. At the Preconventional level of morality, what do you think Hannah's response would be and why?

Answer 1

Hanna is likely to apologize and promise not to repeat the vice because she has a pre-conventional morality that is externally controlled. According to Kohlberg’s moral development stages, children with pre-conventional morality have an obedience and punishment orientation. Therefore, Hanna believes rules are fixed and will ask for forgives and promise to respect teachers to avoid getting punished.