How do we tell right from wrong? CommonLit pls answer these questions
1. Which statement best states a central idea of the article?
A.Lawrence Kohlberg interviewed a group of young men about moral decision making.
B.Lawrence Kohlberg realized that people make decisions the same way their entire lives.
C.Lawrence Kohlberg concluded that people’s moral decision making develops as they age.
D.Lawrence Kohlberg found that young children make decisions based on avoiding punishment.

2.Which statement best describes the difference between Preconventional reasoning and Postconventional reasoning?
A.Preconventional reasoning is based on community norms, but Postconventional reasoning is based on religious beliefs.
B.Preconventional reasoning is based on avoiding punishment, but Postconventional reasoning is based on earning rewards.
C.Preconventional reasoning is based on benefiting oneself, but Postconventional reasoning is based on one’s personal morals and values.
D.Preconventional reasoning is based on following one’s moral principles, but Postconventional reasoning is based on doing what is best for oneself.

3.Which quotation below best supports the idea that the common good becomes more important to people as they age?
A.“Kohlberg came up with a theory to describe the different ways that human beings make moral choices.” ( Paragraph 5)
B.“They tend to follow the rules that their parents and teachers make because they are thinking about getting something good or not getting in trouble.” ( Paragraph 7)
C.“They see rules as being the same for everyone, and they think it is important and valuable to do what one is ‘supposed’ to do.” ( Paragraph 12)
D.“Once a person begins to think in a Stage 5 way about what benefits the community as a whole, they will almost never go back to a Stage 2 level of looking out for themselves first.” ( Paragraph 16)

4.How did listening to a subject talk about the dilemma allow Kohlberg to determine a person’s level of moral reasoning?
A.Kohlberg could determine if they were more concerned with looking good than doing good.
B.Kohlberg could understand how people decided what was the right thing to do.
C.Kohlberg could understand if being truthful in their reply was important or not.
D.Kohlberg could decide if they picked the right answer and give them a score.

5.Write a summary of the article “How do we tell right from wrong?”

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A - Lawrence Kohlberg interviewed a group of young men about moral decision making.

D - Preconventional reasoning is based on following one’s moral principles, but Postconventional reasoning is based on doing what is best for oneself.

D - “Once a person begins to think in a Stage 5 way about what benefits the community as a whole, they will almost never go back to a Stage 2 level of looking out for themselves first.” ( Paragraph 16)

B - Kohlberg could understand how people decided what was the right thing to do.

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I hope this helps! I was not fully sure if the answer was C or D for the third question, but I put D because preconventional reasoning is external (if that makes sense). Have a good night!

- sincerelynini

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