Preconventional Stage Fear

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A child in the preconventional stage, focuses on self interest such as getting caught and punished to decide what is right or wrong. An individual in the conventional stage worries about their actions and how it will affect the people around them, and an individual in the postconventional stage thinks in more abstract terms such as justice and equality.
A child in the preconventional stage, focuses on self interest such as getting caught and punished to decide what is right or wrong. An individual in the conventional stage worries about their actions and how it will affect the people around them, and an individual in the postconventional stage thinks in more abstract terms such as justice and equality.

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