Question 1

Parents stress the importance of prosocial behavior more for sons than for daughters

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The feelings children have about their 'good' and 'bad' behaviors involve the _______ component of morality:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The notion that deviation from rules will inevitably result in punishment or retribution is:

Accepted Answer

A) moral absolutism 
B) moral realism 
C) just-world perspective 
D) immanent justice 
A) moral absolutism 
B) moral realism 
C) just-world perspective 
D) immanent justice

Question 4

Piaget's moral realism phase begins at about:

Accepted Answer

A) 4 years of age 
B) 5 years of age 
C) 7 years of age 
D) 11 years of age 
A) 4 years of age 
B) 5 years of age 
C) 7 years of age 
D) 11 years of age

Question 5

More than 80 percent of Hindu children and adults in India endorse interpersonal considerations in judging moral dilemmas, whereas only about one third of children and adults in the U.S.do

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mothers tend to allow their children much more choice and freedom regarding moral choices than social-conventional ones

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Question 8

Which of the following is accurate regarding the link between moral judgments and moral actions:

Accepted Answer

A) children's moral judgments and moral behavior are usually related 
B) children's behavior is rarely impulsive 
C) children's behavior is usually guided by rational and deliberate thought 
D) linking moral judgments to moral actions requires consideration of the person's classification of the issue as a moral one 
A) children's moral judgments and moral behavior are usually related 
B) children's behavior is rarely impulsive 
C) children's behavior is usually guided by rational and deliberate thought 
D) linking moral judgments to moral actions requires consideration of the person's classification of the issue as a moral one

Question 9

Parents attribute girls' prosocial behavior to socialization and boys' prosocial behavior to inborn tendencies

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People are most likely to view abortion as acceptable if their primary concern is:

Accepted Answer

A) whether or not killing a fetus is murder (a moral issue) 
B) whether or not is it physically risky to have the surgery (a prudential issue) 
C) whether or not it might negatively affect others involved (psychological) 
D) whether or not women have the right to control their own reproductive health (a personal issue) 
A) whether or not killing a fetus is murder (a moral issue) 
B) whether or not is it physically risky to have the surgery (a prudential issue) 
C) whether or not it might negatively affect others involved (psychological) 
D) whether or not women have the right to control their own reproductive health (a personal issue)

Question 11

The actions children express in situations that require ethical decisions involve the _______ component of morality:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Children who perform more domestic chores and spend more time caring for their infant brothers, sisters, and cousins are more altruistic

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Having prosocial friends increases a child's prosocial behavior

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Issues from the psychological domain that affect only the self and do not have immediate negative consequences are:

Accepted Answer

A) psychological 
B) prudential 
C) personal 
D) localized 
A) psychological 
B) prudential 
C) personal 
D) localized

Question 15

Which of the following is accurate regarding parents' emotional displays?

Accepted Answer

A) insufficient emotional arousal by parents leads children to self-oriented emotions like fear or sadness instead of other-oriented reactions like sympathy 
B) when mothers respond to their children's moral transgressions with neutral affect, their children are more likely to make reparations than when the mother expresses intense negative affect 
C) too much parental anger is like to heighten children's focus on feelings 
D) too much parental anger is negatively arousing for children 
A) insufficient emotional arousal by parents leads children to self-oriented emotions like fear or sadness instead of other-oriented reactions like sympathy 
B) when mothers respond to their children's moral transgressions with neutral affect, their children are more likely to make reparations than when the mother expresses intense negative affect 
C) too much parental anger is like to heighten children's focus on feelings 
D) too much parental anger is negatively arousing for children

Question 16

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

Question 17

Children are more likely to lie:

Accepted Answer

A) when they are seeking to gain control over another person's behavior 
B) if they are female 
C) if they are second born 
D) if their parents are authoritarian 
A) when they are seeking to gain control over another person's behavior 
B) if they are female 
C) if they are second born 
D) if their parents are authoritarian

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) in laboratory experiments, children who see people donate or share with others are likely to do the same 
B) children whose parents model prosocial behavior by being warm, supportive, and positive to them are more prosocial and altruistic 
C) children whose parents model prosocial behavior by being volunteering in the community are more prosocial and altruistic 
D) all of the above 
A) in laboratory experiments, children who see people donate or share with others are likely to do the same 
B) children whose parents model prosocial behavior by being warm, supportive, and positive to them are more prosocial and altruistic 
C) children whose parents model prosocial behavior by being volunteering in the community are more prosocial and altruistic 
D) all of the above

Question 19

Shame appears to serve the same inhibitory function as guilt

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following research strategies showed that Piaget's estimates of children's moral reasoning were wrong?

Accepted Answer

A) researchers clearly separated actors' actions from the outcomes of those actions 
B) researchers read children stories about the moral situations instead of requiring the children to read them themselves 
C) researchers adapted the moral scenarios to incorporate situations more familiar to the children 
D) researchers used a force-choice answer strategy instead of allowing the children to provide open-ended answers 
A) researchers clearly separated actors' actions from the outcomes of those actions 
B) researchers read children stories about the moral situations instead of requiring the children to read them themselves 
C) researchers adapted the moral scenarios to incorporate situations more familiar to the children 
D) researchers used a force-choice answer strategy instead of allowing the children to provide open-ended answers

Parents stress the importance of prosocial behavior more for sons than for daughters

The feelings children have about their 'good' and 'bad' behaviors involve the _______ component of morality:

The notion that deviation from rules will inevitably result in punishment or retribution is:

Piaget's moral realism phase begins at about:

More than 80 percent of Hindu children and adults in India endorse interpersonal considerations in judging moral dilemmas, whereas only about one third of children and adults in the U.S.do

Mothers tend to allow their children much more choice and freedom regarding moral choices than social-conventional ones

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

Which of the following is accurate regarding the link between moral judgments and moral actions:

Parents attribute girls' prosocial behavior to socialization and boys' prosocial behavior to inborn tendencies

People are most likely to view abortion as acceptable if their primary concern is:

The actions children express in situations that require ethical decisions involve the _______ component of morality:

Children who perform more domestic chores and spend more time caring for their infant brothers, sisters, and cousins are more altruistic

Having prosocial friends increases a child's prosocial behavior

Issues from the psychological domain that affect only the self and do not have immediate negative consequences are:

Which of the following is accurate regarding parents' emotional displays?

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

Children are more likely to lie:

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

Shame appears to serve the same inhibitory function as guilt

Which of the following research strategies showed that Piaget's estimates of children's moral reasoning were wrong?

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

Parents stress the importance of prosocial behavior more for sons than for daughters

The feelings children have about their 'good' and 'bad' behaviors involve the _______ component of morality:

The notion that deviation from rules will inevitably result in punishment or retribution is:

Piaget's moral realism phase begins at about:

More than 80 percent of Hindu children and adults in India endorse interpersonal considerations in judging moral dilemmas, whereas only about one third of children and adults in the U.S.do

Mothers tend to allow their children much more choice and freedom regarding moral choices than social-conventional ones

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

Which of the following is accurate regarding the link between moral judgments and moral actions:

Parents attribute girls' prosocial behavior to socialization and boys' prosocial behavior to inborn tendencies

People are most likely to view abortion as acceptable if their primary concern is:

The actions children express in situations that require ethical decisions involve the _______ component of morality:

Children who perform more domestic chores and spend more time caring for their infant brothers, sisters, and cousins are more altruistic

Having prosocial friends increases a child's prosocial behavior

Issues from the psychological domain that affect only the self and do not have immediate negative consequences are:

Which of the following is accurate regarding parents' emotional displays?

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

Children are more likely to lie:

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

Shame appears to serve the same inhibitory function as guilt

Which of the following research strategies showed that Piaget's estimates of children's moral reasoning were wrong?

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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