During the preconventional level, a child's sense of morality is externally controlled. Children accept and believe the rules of authority figures, such as parents and teachers, and they judge an action based on its consequences.

What does Preconventional morality involve?

Preconventional morality involves: seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. ... What is the first stage of moral reasoning in Kohlberg's theory?

What happens in the Preconventional stage of moral development?

Preconventional morality is the first stage of moral development, and lasts until approximately age 9. At the preconventional level children don't have a personal code of morality, and instead moral decisions are shaped by the standards of adults and the consequences of following or breaking their rules.