Synonyms Preconventional level Definition Preconventional moral reasoning is the first of three levels of moral reasoning in Kohlberg's Structural Theory of Moral Development . At the preconventional level, children judge right and wrong based on external rather than internal standards, and emphasis is...
Preconventional Moral Reasoning Preconventional Morality Examples Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions What might a child in the two preconventional stages do? Children in the preconventional stages might choose to do certain things based on what will happen if they do so. If a child expects...
Preconventional Leveldoi:10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_5730Preconventional Moral ReasoningSam Goldstein Ph.DJack A. Naglieri Ph.DSpringer USEncyclopedia of Child Behavior & Development