Children who avoid behaviors that might result in punishment are in the __________ stage of Kohlberg’s preconventional level.

At Kohlberg’s preconventional level, children judge actions mainly by their consequences for themselves. In the obedience-and-punishment stage, they avoid behaviors that could lead to punishment. The exchange-of-favors stage instead focuses on what benefits them in return.

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