A child decides to steal a pen from a neighborhood store in order to be accepted into a group. the child reasons that his stealing behavior is acceptable, because it is what his friends expect of him. according to kohlberg, this child is operating at the _____ level of moral development.
The answer would be the Conventional stage. In this stage, children are in the school age stage in where conformity and interpersonal accord and authority as well as the social order would rule.Hope this answer would be of help then.