Question 1

Of the children Kohlberg included in his longitudinal study, most attained which stage of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A) authority and morality 
B) morality of contract 
C) obedience and punishment 
D) naïve hedonistic 
A) authority and morality 
B) morality of contract 
C) obedience and punishment 
D) naïve hedonistic A

Question 2

Internalized values and standards of moral behavior are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) ethical cognitive schemas 
B) internalized morality 
C) conscience 
D) code of conduct 
A) ethical cognitive schemas 
B) internalized morality 
C) conscience 
D) code of conduct C

Question 3

According to Kohlberg:

Accepted Answer

A) there is a fixed sequence of six stages in moral development 
B) once attaining a level, a person can still regress 
C) everyone eventually reaches the highest level 
D) the stages occur at about the same ages for everyone 
A) there is a fixed sequence of six stages in moral development 
B) once attaining a level, a person can still regress 
C) everyone eventually reaches the highest level 
D) the stages occur at about the same ages for everyone A

Question 4

Which of the following does not accurately represent children's thinking about domain appropriateness of adults' messages about moral behavior:

Accepted Answer

A) moral messages can generally be given independent of the child's developmental level if they are domain appropriate 
B) children view teachers' authority as limited to rules at school 
C) children evaluate adults' messages in terms of their domain appropriateness 
D) children reject messages that are domain inappropriate 
A) moral messages can generally be given independent of the child's developmental level if they are domain appropriate 
B) children view teachers' authority as limited to rules at school 
C) children evaluate adults' messages in terms of their domain appropriateness 
D) children reject messages that are domain inappropriate

Question 5

Both Piaget and Kohlberg assessed a child's moral development by having them respond to stories that require a moral judgment

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Many people reframe moral issues as social conventional or personal to avoid guilt for intentionally choosing immoral behavior

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an argument made by critics of Kohlberg's stages based on research on civil rights:

Accepted Answer

A) as children mature, their appreciation of the freedoms we take for granted decreases 
B) in adulthood, people's support for civil rights relates only to their moral reasoning, not their political attitudes 
C) the rationales children use to justify civil rights remain constant with age 
D) judgments about civil rights change when competing moral issues are involved 
A) as children mature, their appreciation of the freedoms we take for granted decreases 
B) in adulthood, people's support for civil rights relates only to their moral reasoning, not their political attitudes 
C) the rationales children use to justify civil rights remain constant with age 
D) judgments about civil rights change when competing moral issues are involved

Question 8

What is the role of culture in moral development?

Accepted Answer

Culture plays a significant role in mora

Question 9

Define the differences between the moral domain and the social conventional domain

Accepted Answer

The moral domain and the social conventi

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate finding from the research testing Kohlberg's levels of moral development:

Accepted Answer

A) people in Taiwan and Israel explain their answers to moral dilemmas by pointing to personal standards 
B) people in India downplay in their reasoning the maintenance of personal purity 
C) people in different cultures go through the stages in the same order 
D) many people in other cultures skip a stage or regress to a lower stage 
A) people in Taiwan and Israel explain their answers to moral dilemmas by pointing to personal standards 
B) people in India downplay in their reasoning the maintenance of personal purity 
C) people in different cultures go through the stages in the same order 
D) many people in other cultures skip a stage or regress to a lower stage

Question 11

The feeling of sorrow or concern for a distressed or needy person is:

Accepted Answer

A) compassion 
B) empathy 
C) sympathy 
D) benevolence 
A) compassion 
B) empathy 
C) sympathy 
D) benevolence

Question 12

Two- and three-year-olds who experienced significant sibling rivalry had __________ when they were 5 or 6 years old than did children whose relationship with their sibling was warm and affectionate:

Accepted Answer

A) less knowledge of how to hurt other people 
B) a more mature moral orientation 
C) a less mature moral orientation 
D) less capacity to react emotionally 
A) less knowledge of how to hurt other people 
B) a more mature moral orientation 
C) a less mature moral orientation 
D) less capacity to react emotionally

Question 13

Which of Kohlberg's stages is more common in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) good boy/girl morality 
B) morality of contract 
C) morality of individual principles and conscience 
D) naïve hedonistic 
A) good boy/girl morality 
B) morality of contract 
C) morality of individual principles and conscience 
D) naïve hedonistic

Question 14

Children behave more prosocially if their parents:

Accepted Answer

A) tolerate the children's emotional distress rather than punishing them for it 
B) try to find out why the children are feeling anxious or upset 
C) explain their own feelings of sadness to the children 
D) all of the above 
A) tolerate the children's emotional distress rather than punishing them for it 
B) try to find out why the children are feeling anxious or upset 
C) explain their own feelings of sadness to the children 
D) all of the above

Question 15

Piaget's second phase of moral development in which children show great respect for rules and apply them inflexibly is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) moral absolutism 
B) moral realism 
C) premoral stage 
D) preconventional moral stage 
A) moral absolutism 
B) moral realism 
C) premoral stage 
D) preconventional moral stage

Question 16

According to Kohlberg, the phase of moral development in which moral judgment is controlled by an internalized ethical code that is relatively independent of the approval or disapproval of others is:

Accepted Answer

A) postconventional 
B) semi-conventional 
C) conventional 
D) preconventional 
A) postconventional 
B) semi-conventional 
C) conventional 
D) preconventional

Question 17

The degree to which a child has a well-developed conscience does not predict their behavior as an adult

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Genetic factors contribute to prosocial reasoning in children more than in adolescents and adults

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

"Prosocial understanding begins in infancy." Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Prosocial understanding does indeed begi

Question 20

Which of the following is not an accurate finding from research testing Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A) people prefer less advanced moral reasoning 
B) shifting a person's moral judgment to a higher stage is easier than shifting it to a lower stage 
C) people proceed through stages 3 and 4 in an invariant fashion 
D) stages 5 and 6 have less clear support in part because few people reach those stages 
A) people prefer less advanced moral reasoning 
B) shifting a person's moral judgment to a higher stage is easier than shifting it to a lower stage 
C) people proceed through stages 3 and 4 in an invariant fashion 
D) stages 5 and 6 have less clear support in part because few people reach those stages

Of the children Kohlberg included in his longitudinal study, most attained which stage of moral development?

Internalized values and standards of moral behavior are referred to as:

According to Kohlberg:

Which of the following does not accurately represent children's thinking about domain appropriateness of adults' messages about moral behavior:

Both Piaget and Kohlberg assessed a child's moral development by having them respond to stories that require a moral judgment

Many people reframe moral issues as social conventional or personal to avoid guilt for intentionally choosing immoral behavior

Which of the following is an argument made by critics of Kohlberg's stages based on research on civil rights:

What is the role of culture in moral development?

Define the differences between the moral domain and the social conventional domain

Which of the following is an accurate finding from the research testing Kohlberg's levels of moral development:

The feeling of sorrow or concern for a distressed or needy person is:

Two- and three-year-olds who experienced significant sibling rivalry had __________ when they were 5 or 6 years old than did children whose relationship with their sibling was warm and affectionate:

Which of Kohlberg's stages is more common in middle adulthood?

Children behave more prosocially if their parents:

Piaget's second phase of moral development in which children show great respect for rules and apply them inflexibly is known as:

According to Kohlberg, the phase of moral development in which moral judgment is controlled by an internalized ethical code that is relatively independent of the approval or disapproval of others is:

The degree to which a child has a well-developed conscience does not predict their behavior as an adult

Genetic factors contribute to prosocial reasoning in children more than in adolescents and adults

"Prosocial understanding begins in infancy." Discuss.

Which of the following is not an accurate finding from research testing Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

Introduction: Theories of Social Development

Research Methods: Tools for Discovery

Biological Foundations: Roots in Neurons and Genes

Attachment: Forming Close Relationships

Emotions: Thoughts About Feelings

Self and Other: Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know You

Family: Early and Enduring Influences

Peers: a World of Their Own

Schools Mentors and Media: Connections With Society

Sex and Gender: Vive La Différence

Aggression: Insult and Injury

Policy: Improving Childrens Lives

Overarching Themes: Integrating Social Development

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Exam 11: Morality: Knowing Right Doing Good

Of the children Kohlberg included in his longitudinal study, most attained which stage of moral development?

Internalized values and standards of moral behavior are referred to as:

According to Kohlberg:

Which of the following does not accurately represent children's thinking about domain appropriateness of adults' messages about moral behavior:

Both Piaget and Kohlberg assessed a child's moral development by having them respond to stories that require a moral judgment

Many people reframe moral issues as social conventional or personal to avoid guilt for intentionally choosing immoral behavior

Which of the following is an argument made by critics of Kohlberg's stages based on research on civil rights:

What is the role of culture in moral development?

Define the differences between the moral domain and the social conventional domain

Which of the following is an accurate finding from the research testing Kohlberg's levels of moral development:

The feeling of sorrow or concern for a distressed or needy person is:

Two- and three-year-olds who experienced significant sibling rivalry had __________ when they were 5 or 6 years old than did children whose relationship with their sibling was warm and affectionate:

Which of Kohlberg's stages is more common in middle adulthood?

Children behave more prosocially if their parents:

Piaget's second phase of moral development in which children show great respect for rules and apply them inflexibly is known as:

According to Kohlberg, the phase of moral development in which moral judgment is controlled by an internalized ethical code that is relatively independent of the approval or disapproval of others is:

The degree to which a child has a well-developed conscience does not predict their behavior as an adult

Genetic factors contribute to prosocial reasoning in children more than in adolescents and adults

"Prosocial understanding begins in infancy." Discuss.

Which of the following is not an accurate finding from research testing Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

Introduction: Theories of Social Development

Research Methods: Tools for Discovery

Biological Foundations: Roots in Neurons and Genes

Attachment: Forming Close Relationships

Emotions: Thoughts About Feelings

Self and Other: Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know You

Family: Early and Enduring Influences

Peers: a World of Their Own

Schools Mentors and Media: Connections With Society

Sex and Gender: Vive La Différence

Aggression: Insult and Injury

Policy: Improving Childrens Lives

Overarching Themes: Integrating Social Development

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