Little Billy is 7-years-old. He would prefer to play his video game instead of doing his homework, but he knows that if he does so his father will spank him. From Little Billy's perspective, playing the video game is wrong because it will lead to pain. According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, Little Billy is in the _____stage.

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Little Billy is in the preconventional stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development, where moral reasoning is based on the physical consequences of actions, such as punishment, rather than on societal rules or personal ethics.

Little Billy Is 7-Years-Old