A child life specialist caring for children in the pediatric ward plays a game with a young patient who is enjoying the game, but makes up the rules as she goes along. This behavior is characteristic of what stage of moral development?

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This behavior is characteristic of the preoperational stage of moral development. In this stage, children are not yet capable of understanding rules and regulations, and often make up their own rules as they go along. They are also not yet capable of understanding the perspectives of others or the consequences of their actions.

A Child Life Specialist Caring for Children in the Pediatric