Assignment task: When Oliver meets a friend dressed as a spaceman, the spaceman reveals that he stole candy from his sister, ate it, and now feels sick. If Oliver tells the spaceman that he will not steal because he will get in trouble, then what does this tell you about Oliver's moral development?
Oliver is out trick-or-treating and meets a girl dressed as a firefighter. Oliver tells the girl he likes her costume and that his aunt is a firefighter. The girl tells Oliver that her nana thinks only men can be firefighters. Oliver responds that anyone can be a firefighter. Based on this conversation, explain Oliver's understanding of gender roles.
While trick-or-treating, Oliver comes across a house with many spooky decorations, including a moving skeleton. If Oliver tells his dad that he does not want to go to the house because the skeleton wants to scare him and steal his candy, and Oliver truly believes the skeleton is alive, how do Oliver's behaviors illustrate he is in the preoperational stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory?