Kim, a Scientist Working in the Research Department of Corals

Kim, a scientist working in the research department of Corals Cosmetics, is asked to not report the ill-effects of using a new product that Corals has decided to launch. Kim's boss offers a pay hike and a permanent job in exchange for skipping a few details in the report. Kim refuses to do this and asks him to withhold the product from entering the market. According to Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral development, Kim resides in the ________ stage.

A) conventional
B) principled
C) preconventional
D) universal
E) postconventional