Georgia works part-time in an office where nearly all of the other workers take office supplies home with them.Georgia does not because,even though she is unlikely to get in trouble and no one else seems to think it is wrong,she feels she owes it to her employer and to herself not to cheat."I'm better than that," Georgia reasons.Which level of morality best describes Georgia?

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Georgia's decision is based on her own principles and beliefs, not just what is approved of by her peers or authorities. She is making an ethical decision to do what is right, rather than just following the norms of her group or society (conventional) or avoiding punishment (preconventional). This shows that Georgia is operating at a higher level of moral reasoning, which is characteristic of Kohlberg's postconventional stage.

Georgia Works Part-Time in an Office Where Nearly All of the Other