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One child answered that Heinz was definitely wrong because he broke the rules.
Another child answered that Heinz did the right thing because he was saving his wife's life.
Which reaction would be expected if the child is age 6 and why?

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A six year old is still fairly young, and likely to be in one of the earlier of Kohlberg's stages of moral development.

The two options we're given illustrate two different stages:

Stage 1 pre-conventional: Obedience of rules above all - those who break rules are bad.

Stage 5/6 post-conventional: A human rights approach. In Stage 5, justification of stealing the drug would be that life is a ...

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