Question 1

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 2

Which of the following is an argument made by critics of Kohlberg's stages of moral development:

Accepted Answer

A) a person applies the same level of moral reasoning to all moral issues 
B) saying that people move in and out of moral orders is misguided 
C) young children who consistently make stage 1 moral judgments do so not because they lack other structures of moral reasoning 
D) different contexts pull for different forms of moral issues 
A) a person applies the same level of moral reasoning to all moral issues 
B) saying that people move in and out of moral orders is misguided 
C) young children who consistently make stage 1 moral judgments do so not because they lack other structures of moral reasoning 
D) different contexts pull for different forms of moral issues

Question 3

Conflicts between parents and adolescents are most intense when they mix:

Accepted Answer

A) moral and social-conventional matters 
B) prudential and personal matters 
C) personal and social-conventional matters 
D) prudential and moral matters 
A) moral and social-conventional matters 
B) prudential and personal matters 
C) personal and social-conventional matters 
D) prudential and moral matters

Question 4

Which of the following is accurate regarding children's moral behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) children's moral behavior is affected by the importance of the outcome for the child 
B) children are inconsistent in their moral behavior 
C) children's moral behavior is not affected by fear of detection 
D) children's moral behavior is not affected by peer support for the behavior 
A) children's moral behavior is affected by the importance of the outcome for the child 
B) children are inconsistent in their moral behavior 
C) children's moral behavior is not affected by fear of detection 
D) children's moral behavior is not affected by peer support for the behavior

Question 5

Adults' explanations that are slightly more sophisticated than the children's current level of understanding:

Accepted Answer

A) frustrate children 
B) disrupt children's moral understanding 
C) are not understood 
D) are generally given by authoritative parents 
A) frustrate children 
B) disrupt children's moral understanding 
C) are not understood 
D) are generally given by authoritative parents

Question 6

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

Question 7

Which of these people served as a model for Kohlberg's highest level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A) Confucius 
B) Jesus 
C) Immanuel Kant 
D) Abraham Lincoln 
A) Confucius 
B) Jesus 
C) Immanuel Kant 
D) Abraham Lincoln

Question 8

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 9

Children with uninhibited temperaments develop feelings of guilt even if their parents fail to provide consistent discipline

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People seeking to justify their own immoral behavior to themselves would be unlikely to:

Accepted Answer

A) reframe a moral issue as a social-conventional issue 
B) reframe a moral issue as a prudential issue 
C) reframe a prudential issue as a personal issue 
D) reframe a moral issue as a personal issue 
A) reframe a moral issue as a social-conventional issue 
B) reframe a moral issue as a prudential issue 
C) reframe a prudential issue as a personal issue 
D) reframe a moral issue as a personal issue

Question 11

The process by which children acquire the rules and standards of behavior laid down by others in their culture and adopt them as their own is:

Accepted Answer

A) inculcation 
B) internalization 
C) socialization 
D) assimilation 
A) inculcation 
B) internalization 
C) socialization 
D) assimilation

Question 12

Mothers are most successful at encouraging children to respond prosocially if they:

Accepted Answer

A) teach them using angry explanations 
B) teach them using physical restraint 
C) point out a peer's distress in an affectively charged manner 
D) all of the above 
A) teach them using angry explanations 
B) teach them using physical restraint 
C) point out a peer's distress in an affectively charged manner 
D) all of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is not an accurate finding from the research inspired by Gilligan's critique of Kohlberg's stages of moral development:

Accepted Answer

A) there is some support for a gender-linked moral orientation when answering about real-life moral issues 
B) there is no support for a gender-linked moral orientation when answering about hypothetical moral dilemmas 
C) regardless of gender, different parts of the brain are involved in decision making about issues of justice and caring 
D) when children are put in situations that force a choice between caring for a person and being fair, boys always chose to be fair instead of caring 
A) there is some support for a gender-linked moral orientation when answering about real-life moral issues 
B) there is no support for a gender-linked moral orientation when answering about hypothetical moral dilemmas 
C) regardless of gender, different parts of the brain are involved in decision making about issues of justice and caring 
D) when children are put in situations that force a choice between caring for a person and being fair, boys always chose to be fair instead of caring

Question 14

Which of the following is accurate regarding correlates of guilt?

Accepted Answer

A) anticipation of guilt does not serve as a deterrent for subsequent misbehavior or rule violation 
B) children who show early signs of guilt are not more concerned about rules 
C) children who show early signs of guilt are more committed to rule-compatible behavior 
D) children who show early signs of guilt are not more morally concerned in general 
A) anticipation of guilt does not serve as a deterrent for subsequent misbehavior or rule violation 
B) children who show early signs of guilt are not more concerned about rules 
C) children who show early signs of guilt are more committed to rule-compatible behavior 
D) children who show early signs of guilt are not more morally concerned in general

Question 15

Putting off until a later time possessing or doing something that gives one immediate pleasure is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) self-control 
B) self-mastery 
C) moral judgment 
D) delay of gratification 
A) self-control 
B) self-mastery 
C) moral judgment 
D) delay of gratification

Question 16

Another person's distress makes children with more highly inhibited temperaments less upset than children with less inhibited temperaments

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most advanced type of prosocial reasoning in which justifications for helping are based on the importance of maintaining societal obligations or treating all people as equal has been labeled:

Accepted Answer

A) internalized reasoning 
B) empathic reasoning 
C) needs-oriented reasoning 
D) prosocial reasoning 
A) internalized reasoning 
B) empathic reasoning 
C) needs-oriented reasoning 
D) prosocial reasoning

Question 18

According to Kohlberg, the phase of moral development in which justification for behavior is based on the desire to avoid punishment and gain rewards is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Making a decision to perform a prosocial act on the basis of expecting material reward ia:

Accepted Answer

A) hedonistic 
B) empathic 
C) needs-oriented 
D) prosocial 
A) hedonistic 
B) empathic 
C) needs-oriented 
D) prosocial

Question 20

Rigid application of rules to all individuals regardless of their culture or circumstance is:

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

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

Which of the following is an argument made by critics of Kohlberg's stages of moral development:

Conflicts between parents and adolescents are most intense when they mix:

Which of the following is accurate regarding children's moral behavior?

Adults' explanations that are slightly more sophisticated than the children's current level of understanding:

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

Which of these people served as a model for Kohlberg's highest level of moral development?

Children behave more prosocially if their parents:

Children with uninhibited temperaments develop feelings of guilt even if their parents fail to provide consistent discipline

People seeking to justify their own immoral behavior to themselves would be unlikely to:

The process by which children acquire the rules and standards of behavior laid down by others in their culture and adopt them as their own is:

Mothers are most successful at encouraging children to respond prosocially if they:

Which of the following is not an accurate finding from the research inspired by Gilligan's critique of Kohlberg's stages of moral development:

Which of the following is accurate regarding correlates of guilt?

Putting off until a later time possessing or doing something that gives one immediate pleasure is referred to as:

Another person's distress makes children with more highly inhibited temperaments less upset than children with less inhibited temperaments

The most advanced type of prosocial reasoning in which justifications for helping are based on the importance of maintaining societal obligations or treating all people as equal has been labeled:

According to Kohlberg, the phase of moral development in which justification for behavior is based on the desire to avoid punishment and gain rewards is:

Making a decision to perform a prosocial act on the basis of expecting material reward ia:

Rigid application of rules to all individuals regardless of their culture or circumstance is:

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

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

Which of the following is an argument made by critics of Kohlberg's stages of moral development:

Conflicts between parents and adolescents are most intense when they mix:

Which of the following is accurate regarding children's moral behavior?

Adults' explanations that are slightly more sophisticated than the children's current level of understanding:

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

Which of these people served as a model for Kohlberg's highest level of moral development?

Children behave more prosocially if their parents:

Children with uninhibited temperaments develop feelings of guilt even if their parents fail to provide consistent discipline

People seeking to justify their own immoral behavior to themselves would be unlikely to:

The process by which children acquire the rules and standards of behavior laid down by others in their culture and adopt them as their own is:

Mothers are most successful at encouraging children to respond prosocially if they:

Which of the following is not an accurate finding from the research inspired by Gilligan's critique of Kohlberg's stages of moral development:

Which of the following is accurate regarding correlates of guilt?

Putting off until a later time possessing or doing something that gives one immediate pleasure is referred to as:

Another person's distress makes children with more highly inhibited temperaments less upset than children with less inhibited temperaments

The most advanced type of prosocial reasoning in which justifications for helping are based on the importance of maintaining societal obligations or treating all people as equal has been labeled:

According to Kohlberg, the phase of moral development in which justification for behavior is based on the desire to avoid punishment and gain rewards is:

Making a decision to perform a prosocial act on the basis of expecting material reward ia:

Rigid application of rules to all individuals regardless of their culture or circumstance is:

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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