Question

Beth decides to return a textbook to the library because she believes that if she steals it she will be caught. This is an example of which stage of moral development?

• A. preconventional
• B. unconventional
• C. conventional
• D. postconventional

according to generativity vs. stagnation, middle- aged adults become concerned with:

• A. whether they are leaving behind a positive legacy
• B. how to work well with those around them
• C. whether they are accepted or not by their peers
• D. whether they can trust those around them

Answer 1

Answer with expalnation

1. A) preconventional ( According to Kohlberg's stages of moral development, sense of morality for individual's in the preconventional stage is externally controlled. This stage focuses on the child's desire to obey rules and avoid punishment.)
2. B) how to work well with those around them.(generativity vs stagnation is the seventh stage of Erickson's psychosocial stages of development. This stage is characterized by an individual's focus on the work and parenthood. Success leads to generativity and failure to stagnation.)