Dante is a 10-year-old boy who likes to play soccer during recess. One day, a friend teaches him a different set of rules about the game. Dante accepts the rules and now plays soccer in a new way. Dante is in which stage of moral development? A) autonomous morality B) heteronomous morality C) basic morality D) extended morality

A. Autonomous morality

Explanation: Autonomous morality refers to a stage whereby a child defines his or her own rules. They decide what to follow or obey and what not to. Also referred to as moral relativism observe in children between 9 to 10 years of age. Children begins to see things and makes decisions based on their intentions rather than on consequences which might result from taking such action.

In the scenario above, Dante decides to adopt the new set of rules his friend taught him based on autonomous decision or personal volition to take up the rules and abandon preexisting rules.

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