Exam 9: Fundamental Causes of Positive and Negative Behavior

Identify three typical situations where children would be very likely to misbehave and describe an effective strategy to prevent the misbehavior in each setting.

Match each definition to the corresponding term -Moral reasoning

Match each definition to the corresponding term -Moral affect​

Describe three indications that a child may be overly stressed or frustrated by adult expectations.

Child-centered definitions of misbehavior focus on the ability level, motives, and long-term well-being of the child in evaluating the appropriateness or inappropriateness of actions.

Some two-year-olds in a child care program regularly become cranky, uncooperative, and aggressive at about 11:30 a.m.each day.List two steps you would take to prevent this inappropriate behavior.

Which of the following is not true concerning Carol Gilligan's research?

Give an example of a storytime learning activity that could be used to help five-year-olds develop moral reasoning ability.

Younger school-aged children are not mature enough to develop self-control, learn how to get along with others, or follow any of the accepted rules of their family and community.

____________________ definitions of misbehavior focus on the ability level, motives, and long-term well-being of the child.

The term inappropriate behavior means that the child

Moral reasoning helps adults evaluate the appropriateness of children's behaviors.

Match each definition to the corresponding term -Demandingness​

Which of the following is not true of children in Kohlberg's second stage of morality?

Removing a child from the scene of a conflict is useful because it allows a cooling-off period, removes temptation, and provides more privacy for resolving the problem.

To increase children's positive behavior, adults should anticipate and remove potential causes of inappropriate behavior.

How does stress affect contemporary children and families?​

Adult-centered definitions of misbehavior focus on the effect a child's behavior has on the child's development toward adulthood.

Match each definition to the corresponding term -Dysfunctional

Moral reasoning is the thinking that guides children in deciding what is right or wrong.