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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 3

Topic: Kohlberg

Q3

At which level of Kohlberg’s moral reasoning, children typically do not fully understand rules set down by others and society ?

  1. (1) Post-operational level
  2. (2) Pre-conventional levelCorrect answer
  3. (3) Conventional level
  4. (4) Pre-operational level

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Pre-conventional level

  1. At the pre-conventional level, children judge right and wrong by punishment and reward, not by an understanding of social rules.
  2. Rules set by others are obeyed to avoid punishment or to gain something, without grasping why they exist.
  3. At the conventional level, children begin to understand and uphold rules of family and society.

Trap: (1) and (4) are not Kohlberg's levels; pre-operational is a Piaget stage.