The abuse of a very young child is so emotionally repulsive to most people that they immediately recognize it as shamefully immoral.This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect
A) a rite of passage.
B) delay of gratification.
C) affectively laden intuitions.
D) formal operations.

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The mention of emotional repulsiveness and shamefulness suggests that the judgment is based on an affectively laden intuition, which is a type of moral reasoning that is based on instinctive emotional reactions rather than conscious reasoning or societal norms (such as a rite of passage or formal operations). Delay of gratification is unrelated to the scenario described.

The Abuse of a Very Young Child Is So Emotionally