Kirby's peer group always agrees that each of them should get 10 tries at hitting a pitched ball.When two younger children want to play,the group agrees that the younger kids should each get 20 tries.Kirby's group's behavior indicates

A) a fear of immanent justice.
B) preconventional moral thought.
C) autonomous thinking.
D) heteronomous thinking.

Autonomous Thinking

Independent thinking that is not influenced by others' opinions or beliefs; self-directed reasoning.

Heteronomous Thinking

A stage in cognitive development where children believe that rules are unchangeable and given by authority, typically associated with Jean Piaget's moral development stages.

Preconventional Moral Thought

The first stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development, where behavior is influenced by the consequences of actions, including punishment and reward.