A nurse is caring for a child who wants his parents to buy him a cat when he gets better. The parents refuse because they are both allergic to cat hair. The child states, "That's not fair. I want a cat." The nurse recognizes that the child is in which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development theory?
A) Conventional morality
B) Preoperational morality
C) Preconventional morality
D) Postconventional morality

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The child is in the preconventional morality stage of Kohlberg's theory, which is characterized by a focus on personal benefits and avoiding punishment. The child is not yet at the conventional morality stage, which involves considering the expectations of society and authority figures.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Child Who Wants His