For the last two school years, Erin has shared a house near campus with several of her friends. The arrangement has been great, especially because her parents cover her rent payments. Her boyfriend recently suggested they get an apartment together. After weighing the pros and cons, she agrees but says that they can't ever let her parents find out or they'll cut her off financially. Is Erin making the right choice?

Which of the following responses best represents reasoning from the preconventional level?

That's not a good decision. She'll probably wind up needing one, if not several, of her friends to cover for her. How do you think that's going to make them feel?

No$.$ In general, you shouldn't lie to your folks. Sometimes you can lie about little things such as parties in order to spare them the gory details. This, however, is huge.

No$.$ Losing her parents' financial support just to live with some guy totally isn't worth it$.$