When one preschool age child brought a deck of cards to preschool he was excited that other children wanted to play cards with him. Although the children seemed to each be playing a game with slightly different rules, they didn't appear to notice and were happy to abide by all the rules they knew. These children are demonstrating which level of Piaget's theory of moral development?

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Heteronomous morality is the earliest stage of moral development in which rules are seen as invariable and unchangeable. Although the children play strictly by the rules, none of the children seem to have fully grasped the one game and its rules.

When One Preschool Age Child Brought a Deck of Cards