Exam 11: Moral Development and Aggression

Derek watches Stephan play with a new dump truck,one with a crank to lift the back,and doors that really open.Suddenly,Derek swoops down and yanks the truck away,shouting at Stephan that it's his truck now.This is an example of __________.

Statistically,which older person is most likely to experience elder abuse?

Longitudinal studies have found that preferences for violent television shows at age 8 are related to __________ by age 30.

During recess,Dawn calls Lalana names,refuses to include her in a game of hopscotch,and makes fun of her.Dawn's behavior is an example of __________.

Dorie lives in a household where her parents are gone most of the time.Even when they are home,Dorie goes to school wearing dirty clothes and having had no breakfast.What type of parents is Dorie likely to have?

Summarize the reasons why parents physically abuse children,and explain how social conventions might indirectly contribute to this behavior.

Which characteristic best describes the second of the three-stage process of women's morality,as theorized by Carol Gilligan?

Overwhelming evidence indicates that children's observation of televised violence leads to __________.

Whitney is a 5-year-old who is watching television and eating popcorn.Her 3-year-old brother wakes up from his nap and joins her.Whitney offers her brother some of her popcorn,and their mother praises her as a "good girl" for sharing.This is an example of __________.

According to developmentalists,what lies at the heart of moral behavior?

Meredith's 5-year-old friends at the playground run from the rides to the slides,but Meredith's mother told her she had to stay on the swings and not move to another place.When Meredith complained that the other children were allowed to play where they wanted,Meredith's mother told her to stay on the swings "because I said so!" This is an example of __________.

Three stages often occur in marital aggression.In order,they are __________.

Which stage of James Fowler's model of faith development are people in during middle adulthood?

___________ approaches to aggression suggest that examining preschoolers' interpretations of others' behavior and the environmental context in which a behavior occurs is key to understanding moral development.

Which factor contributes to the decline of aggression in preschool children?

Which of the following is a predictor of spousal abuse?

The three major contexts which influence moral reasoning at any given time,according to the social domain approach,are __________.

According to the social domain model,how should moral reasoning be evaluated?

Which of these is a benefit of religion?

Explain the results of Albert Bandura's experiment involving a Bobo doll,and note how it illustrates the social learning approach to understanding aggression.