Question 1

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 2

Which of the following is accurate regarding gender differences in prosocial behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) in situations such as organ donation, women are more prosocial than men 
B) gender differences in prosocial behavior depend on the particular action 
C) girls are especially more likely than boys to engage in instrumental helping, comforting, and sharing 
D) girls are more likely to be prosocial in anonymous situations 
A) in situations such as organ donation, women are more prosocial than men 
B) gender differences in prosocial behavior depend on the particular action 
C) girls are especially more likely than boys to engage in instrumental helping, comforting, and sharing 
D) girls are more likely to be prosocial in anonymous situations

Question 3

The rightness or wrongness of a person's believing that the way to be a good friend is to withhold unpleasant information is an example from the:

Accepted Answer

A) moral domain 
B) social conventional domain 
C) personal choice domain 
D) psychological domain 
A) moral domain 
B) social conventional domain 
C) personal choice domain 
D) psychological domain

Question 4

Children's moral judgments are most effectively advanced if their parents:

Accepted Answer

A) use disciplinary techniques that involve reasoning and explanation 
B) express affection freely 
C) avoid harshness when disciplining 
D) praise children for making moral decisions 
A) use disciplinary techniques that involve reasoning and explanation 
B) express affection freely 
C) avoid harshness when disciplining 
D) praise children for making moral decisions

Question 5

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 6

In the psychological domain, individual choices are acceptable

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The knowledge children develop about ethical rules and their judgments about the goodness or badness of certain acts involves the _______ component of morality:

Accepted Answer

A) emotional 
B) behavioral 
C) evaluative 
D) cognitive 
A) emotional 
B) behavioral 
C) evaluative 
D) cognitive

Question 8

Milgram's experiments on obedience provide an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) individuals subordinating moral judgment to social-conventional judgment 
B) individuals subordinating moral judgment to psychological judgment 
C) individuals subordinating psychological judgment to social-conventional judgment 
D) individuals subordinating social-conventional judgment to psychological judgment 
A) individuals subordinating moral judgment to social-conventional judgment 
B) individuals subordinating moral judgment to psychological judgment 
C) individuals subordinating psychological judgment to social-conventional judgment 
D) individuals subordinating social-conventional judgment to psychological judgment

Question 9

Both Piaget and Kohlberg believed that moral development builds on concepts grasped in the preceding stage

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Children begin to understand right and wrong as early as:

Accepted Answer

A) 8 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 16 months 
D) 24 months 
A) 8 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 16 months 
D) 24 months

Question 11

Which of the following is accurate regarding domain-appropriate responses to transgressions?

Accepted Answer

A) domain-appropriate responses to moral transgressions focus on the disorder they create 
B) domain-appropriate responses to conventional transgressions focus on the harm or injury they create 
C) domain-appropriate responses to moral transgressions focus on the preferences and beliefs of others 
D) domain-appropriate responses to conventional transgressions focus on the disorder they create 
A) domain-appropriate responses to moral transgressions focus on the disorder they create 
B) domain-appropriate responses to conventional transgressions focus on the harm or injury they create 
C) domain-appropriate responses to moral transgressions focus on the preferences and beliefs of others 
D) domain-appropriate responses to conventional transgressions focus on the disorder they create

Question 12

Children who watch prosocial TV programs benefit regardless of whether their parents watch the programs with them

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Children can distinguish between moral and social-conventional rules in unfamiliar situations by:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 years of age 
B) 5 years of age 
C) 7 years of age 
D) 10 years of age 
A) 3 years of age 
B) 5 years of age 
C) 7 years of age 
D) 10 years of age

Question 15

Both Piaget and Kohlberg believed their stages of moral reasoning were universal across cultures

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is accurate regarding parenting style and treatment of moral domains:

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian parents are more likely to treat all issues as personal 
B) neglectful parents are likely to treat prudential matters as social-conventional matters 
C) authoritative parents treat conventional matters as moral transgressions 
D) authoritative parents are more likely than authoritarian or permissive parents to establish clear boundaries between domains 
A) authoritarian parents are more likely to treat all issues as personal 
B) neglectful parents are likely to treat prudential matters as social-conventional matters 
C) authoritative parents treat conventional matters as moral transgressions 
D) authoritative parents are more likely than authoritarian or permissive parents to establish clear boundaries between domains

Question 17

An advanced type of prosocial reasoning involving sympathetic responding, self-reflective role taking, and guilt or positive affect related to the consequences of one's actions is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following is accurate regarding the biological basis of prosocial behavior:

Accepted Answer

A) empathy is unrelated to localized brain damage 
B) specific brain regions are activated when people behave prosocially 
C) empathic concern has not yet been linked with the activation of mirror neurons 
D) none of the above 
A) empathy is unrelated to localized brain damage 
B) specific brain regions are activated when people behave prosocially 
C) empathic concern has not yet been linked with the activation of mirror neurons 
D) none of the above

Question 19

Prosocial judgments in which children express concern for others' needs although their own needs may conflict with them involve:

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Which of the following is accurate regarding gender differences in prosocial behavior?

The rightness or wrongness of a person's believing that the way to be a good friend is to withhold unpleasant information is an example from the:

Children's moral judgments are most effectively advanced if their parents:

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

In the psychological domain, individual choices are acceptable

The knowledge children develop about ethical rules and their judgments about the goodness or badness of certain acts involves the _______ component of morality:

Milgram's experiments on obedience provide an example of:

Both Piaget and Kohlberg believed that moral development builds on concepts grasped in the preceding stage

Children begin to understand right and wrong as early as:

Which of the following is accurate regarding domain-appropriate responses to transgressions?

Children who watch prosocial TV programs benefit regardless of whether their parents watch the programs with them

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

Children can distinguish between moral and social-conventional rules in unfamiliar situations by:

Both Piaget and Kohlberg believed their stages of moral reasoning were universal across cultures

Which of the following is accurate regarding parenting style and treatment of moral domains:

An advanced type of prosocial reasoning involving sympathetic responding, self-reflective role taking, and guilt or positive affect related to the consequences of one's actions is:

Which of the following is accurate regarding the biological basis of prosocial behavior:

Prosocial judgments in which children express concern for others' needs although their own needs may conflict with them involve:

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

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

Which of the following is accurate regarding gender differences in prosocial behavior?

The rightness or wrongness of a person's believing that the way to be a good friend is to withhold unpleasant information is an example from the:

Children's moral judgments are most effectively advanced if their parents:

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

In the psychological domain, individual choices are acceptable

The knowledge children develop about ethical rules and their judgments about the goodness or badness of certain acts involves the _______ component of morality:

Milgram's experiments on obedience provide an example of:

Both Piaget and Kohlberg believed that moral development builds on concepts grasped in the preceding stage

Children begin to understand right and wrong as early as:

Which of the following is accurate regarding domain-appropriate responses to transgressions?

Children who watch prosocial TV programs benefit regardless of whether their parents watch the programs with them

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

Children can distinguish between moral and social-conventional rules in unfamiliar situations by:

Both Piaget and Kohlberg believed their stages of moral reasoning were universal across cultures

Which of the following is accurate regarding parenting style and treatment of moral domains:

An advanced type of prosocial reasoning involving sympathetic responding, self-reflective role taking, and guilt or positive affect related to the consequences of one's actions is:

Which of the following is accurate regarding the biological basis of prosocial behavior:

Prosocial judgments in which children express concern for others' needs although their own needs may conflict with them involve:

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

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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