During Kohlberg's stage of preconventional moral realism,a child is likely to believe that
A)a person's intentions are really what matters,rather than results.
B)hitting two children deserves a stronger punishment than hitting one child.
C)misbehaving in school always merits punishment of some severe form.
D)punishment is rarely justified even though the behavior was undesirable.

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In the preconventional stage, the child's moral reasoning is based on consequences and punishment. They are likely to believe in the concept of "an eye for an eye" and judge the severity of a behavior solely based on the consequences. Therefore, they would think that hitting two children deserves a stronger punishment than hitting one child.

During Kohlberg's Stage of Preconventional Moral Realism,a Child Is Likely