Moral Development Stage Identification

Understanding moral development is essential in AP Psychology, particularly in examining how individuals differentiate between right and wrong. Lawrence Kohlberg proposed a well-known theory of moral development that spans three main levels: pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional. Each level is divided into two stages that reflect a progression in moral reasoning. Consider a scenario where a child decides to help another child who has fallen down. This decision could reflect varying stages based on the child's moral reasoning.

Which stage of moral development is the child displaying if they help the fallen child primarily to receive praise from their peers?