Renee likes helping her teacher with classroom chores, and enjoys the praise she gets for being a good student and for following the rules set by her teacher so as to win her approval. Kohlberg would say that Renee is operating at the _____ level of moral reasoning.

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According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the conventional level of moral reasoning is characterized by a focus on pleasing others, following societal norms and rules, and gaining approval from authority figures. Renee's behavior of following the rules to win her teacher's approval fits within this level. The preoperational stage refers to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, and the preconventional and postconventional levels are part of Kohlberg's theory of moral development, but do not apply to the given scenario.

Renee Likes Helping Her Teacher with Classroom Chores, and Enjoys