When asked why she participated with other students in a protest against the treatment of women on her university campus, Kai says that all human beings should have equal rights. According to Kai, the university has rules that are unfair to women; and she is morally against such discriminatory practices. Kai is likely operating at the ________ reasoning level of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory.

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Kai's reasoning is based on principles of justice and equality, which is characteristic of postconventional reasoning according to Lawrence Kohlberg's theory. At this level, individuals develop a more abstract understanding of ethical principles that go beyond specific rules and laws, and are guided by their own conscience and sense of what is right and wrong.

When Asked Why She Participated with Other Students in a Protest