Laquetta was helping her mother with the dishes when she accidentally knocked over and broke 10 plates. Kate was sneaking in the kitchen to steal the last cookie from a plate and accidentally knocked the plate off the counter and broke it. According to preoperational morality, who is naughtier?

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According to preoperational morality, which is a stage of moral development in children as described by Jean Piaget, children judge the naughtiness of an action by its consequences rather than the intentions behind it. Therefore, Laquetta would be considered naughtier because she broke more dishes, regardless of her intentions or the context.

Laquetta Was Helping Her Mother with the Dishes When She