Exam 12: Morality in Thought and Action

All of the following are forms of empathy EXCEPT:

Karen was presented with Kohlberg's dilemma about a man named Heinz who had to decide whether to steal a drug to save his wife's life.Karen says that it is not appropriate to steal the drug because Heinz will be punished.What level of moral development best describes Karen?

Mark was presented with Kohlberg's dilemma about a man named Heinz who had to decide whether to steal a drug to save his wife's life.Mark says it is acceptable for Heinz to steal the drug because he would not be able to live with himself if he let his wife die.What level of moral development best describes Mark?

________ refers to a kind of magical thinking in which accidents are seen as cases of divine retribution.

According to the ________ approach, the child evaluates the situation and the actors and takes into account culturally specific meanings in order to construct an interpretation specific to the context.

Donald hears two stories from his teacher.In the first story, a moral transgression was described as occurring between siblings.In the second story, the same transgression was described as occurring between more casual acquaintances.How is Donald likely to respond to the stories?

According to Gilligan, an individual in the postconventional stage of moral reasoning considers which of the following factors when making moral decisions?

Glenn is a new dad.According to the research presented in the textbook, he should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Jerome steals an apple and then a branch falls on his head.Younger children are more likely to see the branch falling on Jerome's head as a kind of retribution caused by God or spirits rather than as a mere accident.This is an example of younger children's beliefs in:

Linda is a 14-month-old.She sees her mother drop a clothespin while hanging up clothes.Her mother reaches but cannot retrieve the clothespin.Linda will likely:

________ saw emotions as the basis for moral thought.

Which of the following statements best describes trends in cheating?

Michael has weaker self-regulatory abilities than does Brian.Which of the following statements is most likely?

All of the following were presented as a critique of Kohlberg's theory EXCEPT:

________ theory argues that younger children often focus on one dimension of a problem while older children are capable of considering several dimensions at once.

Iku is growing up in Japan and Natalie is growing up in the United States.Describe why Iku's culture is considered collectivist and Natalie's culture is considered individualist.In what ways are these cultural differences likely to influence the development of moral thought?

Mitchell is in the cognitive developmental stage of formal operations.Which stage of moral reasoning would Mitchell be in?

According to Piaget, children progress through the stages of moral reasoning in the following order:

All of the following statements about empathy are true EXCEPT:

All of the following factors are associated with greater likelihood of copying a model's behavior EXCEPT: