Exam 14: Moral Development

At a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting at your school, several parents complain about the moral decline of today's youth and argue that the school should be giving regular lectures about the importance of honesty, loyalty, generosity, and so on. If the teachers and school administrators are up to date on research regarding moral development, they should respond by saying that such lectures:

Which one of the following teacher statements is most likely to promote students' moral development?

Which one of the following statements reflects Kohlberg's preconventional moral reasoning?

Three of the following are common roots of aggression and violence in schools. Which statement is least likely to be a cause of aggression and violence?

Danny is a quiet 11-year-old who usually keeps to himself. Some of the other boys in class like to tease him when the teacher isn't looking because they know they can provoke him to fight, and then Danny will get in trouble. The type of aggression that Danny exhibits is called:

Which one of the following examples best depicts a student who has had training in peer mediation?

Which one of the following is most typical of the moral development of high school students?

Three of the following are examples of prosocial behavior. Which one is not?

Other things being equal, which one of the following children is most likely to be aggressive?

Only of the following statements about guilt and shame is accurate. Which one is true?

Which one of the following forms of aggression are you most apt to see in girls' behavior?

Children's moral development is affected not only by their family and friends but also by their school experiences. As a teacher, whether or not you intend to, you will undoubtedly be teaching your students moral values and behaviors as well as academic content. With this in mind: a. Describe the types of experiences that, according to researchers and theorists, are likely to facilitate or promote youngsters' moral development. Within your discussion, identify three different factors that are apt to be involved. b. Identify a moral issue that may arise either within a specific content area you will be teaching or within the general classroom situation. Explain what you, as a teacher, might specifically do to promote moral growth as you deal with the moral issue you just identified.

Which one of the following is the best example of relational aggression?

Youngsters at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral reasoning are likely to define "right" behavior in terms of:

Three of the following classroom strategies are likely to promote moral development. Which one, although possibly appropriate in certain situations, is unlikely to promote children's moral development?

Which one of the following best illustrates a hostile attributional bias?

Most families encourage children to act prosocially rather than aggressively in their day-to-day interactions with other people. But in some families, children learn to be aggressive and coercive in order to get what they need and want. a. Give at least two different reasons why a young child in an aggressive family environment might show a great deal of antisocial behavior and relatively little prosocial behavior when he or she first begins kindergarten. b. Describe at least two effects that such antisocial behaviors at school are likely to have on the child's social-emotional development.

Three of the following would be considered moral transgressions. Which one is an example of a conventional transgression?

Of the following statements, which best describes how a teacher or other adult can best promote children's moral development?

Three of the following prosocial behaviors are typical for the age group. Which one is not typical?