According to Piaget's ideas regarding moral development,the __________ stage is to subjective responsibility as the __________ stage is to objective responsibility.
A)concrete operations;formal operations
B)formal operations;concrete operations
C)preoperational;concrete operations
D)formal operations;preoperational

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Piaget believed that moral development progresses from a heteronomous (preoperational) stage, where rules are seen as externally imposed and obedience is based on fear of punishment, to an autonomous (concrete and formal operation) stage, where rules are seen as agreed upon by individuals and are followed based on internal principles. In the concrete operations stage, subjective responsibility is emphasized, meaning that children consider the intentions of the actor when judging whether an action is right or wrong. In the formal operations stage, objective responsibility is emphasized, meaning that individuals consider the consequences of actions and judge them based on universal ethical principles. Therefore, the formal operations stage is to objective responsibility as the concrete operations stage is to subjective responsibility.

According to Piaget's Ideas Regarding Moral Development,the __________ Stage Is