Susan, a 5-year-old, thinks of justice and rules as unchangeable properties of the world, removed from the control of people. In the context of Jean Piaget's theory of moral development, Susan is most likely in the stage of moral reasoning known as

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According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children in the heteronomous stage (also known as the "morality of constraint") view rules as unchangeable and imposed by authority figures, rather than being based on mutual agreement or consideration for others' feelings. Susan's belief that justice and rules are unchangeable properties of the world suggests that she is in this stage.

Susan, a 5-Year-Old, Thinks of Justice and Rules as Unchangeable