Teenagers understand that ideas can be compared and classified, just as object can. They apply reasoning to situations they have not experienced firsthand. They can think about future possibilities and search systematically for answers to problems. Moral Development Piaget proposed that children's moral judgments build on their cognitive development. Preconventional Stage 1.
Children obey rules because they fear being punished if they disobey.
Morality is based on trust, conformity, and loyalty. Morality is based on a law and order orientation. What is right is based in understanding the social order, law, justice, and duty. They realize that values and laws are relative, that people hold different standards, that laws are important but can be changed. Moral development is based in universal human rights.