Question

Karen has the impulse to shoplift, but when she begins thinking about how others would be disappointed with her actions, she resists. karen's thinking illustrates ________ reasoning.

Answer 1

Karen's thinking illustrates "conventional" reasoning.

The conventional level of moral reasoning normally refers to teenagers and grown-ups. To reason conventionally is to judge the ethical quality of activities by contrasting them with society's perspectives and desires. The conventional morality is described by an acknowledgment of society's traditions concerning good and bad.