Question 1

Children who are rewarded materially for altruistic behaviors by their parents typically

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A) develop generous habits that persist for many years. 
B) are more altruistic than children whose altruism is reinforced verbally. 
C) cease their altruism when rewards later are withdrawn. 
D) are repelled by the offer of tangible rewards. 
A) develop generous habits that persist for many years. 
B) are more altruistic than children whose altruism is reinforced verbally. 
C) cease their altruism when rewards later are withdrawn. 
D) are repelled by the offer of tangible rewards.

Question 2

Outline how the nature of aggression continues to change over adolescence in both males and females.

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During adolescence, the nature of aggres

Question 3

List three reasons why inductive discipline might be effective in promoting moral maturity in children.

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1. Encourages critical thinking: Inducti

Question 4

A teacher tells her class, "Wherever they hide, international terrorists will be caught and will be punished." This statement illustrates

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A) immanent justice. 
B) relational aggression. 
C) the "felt responsibility" hypothesis. 
D) a clash of self-oriented distress with Oedipal morality. 
A) immanent justice. 
B) relational aggression. 
C) the "felt responsibility" hypothesis. 
D) a clash of self-oriented distress with Oedipal morality.

Question 5

Describe how the developmental themes from the text (active-passive; continuity-discontinuity; holistic; and nature-nurture) are evident throughout the development of aggression, altruism, and morality.

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The child's active participation in his

Question 6

Hartshorne and May's "doctrine of specificity" states that

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A) each child has unique personal traits or interests. 
B) specific peers trigger particular actions in a child. 
C) the child's moral actions differ across situations. 
D) level of honesty is a stable personality trait. 
A) each child has unique personal traits or interests. 
B) specific peers trigger particular actions in a child. 
C) the child's moral actions differ across situations. 
D) level of honesty is a stable personality trait.

Question 7

Empathy means that the child can

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A) avoid the excesses of altruism. 
B) feel the emotions of other people. 
C) act to maximize his or her own self-interest. 
D) express hostile aggression in hidden, indirect ways. 
A) avoid the excesses of altruism. 
B) feel the emotions of other people. 
C) act to maximize his or her own self-interest. 
D) express hostile aggression in hidden, indirect ways.

Question 8

Differentiate between passive and provocative victims, and describe the typical home environment associated with each of these patterns.

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Passive victims are individuals who tend

Question 9

Following an argument with Sulky, her former best friend, Snobby, age 10, won't speak with Sulky at all. Snobby's behavior exemplifies

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A) overt hostility. 
B) Oedipal morality. 
C) relational aggression. 
D) negative reinforcement. 
A) overt hostility. 
B) Oedipal morality. 
C) relational aggression. 
D) negative reinforcement.

Question 10

In Piaget's ____ period, children either are unaware of rules, or they make up rules informally while they play.

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A) negative reinforcement 
B) heteronomous morality 
C) altruistic 
D) premoral 
A) negative reinforcement 
B) heteronomous morality 
C) altruistic 
D) premoral

Question 11

____ discourages altruism, while ____ encourages altruism.

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A) Power assertion; inhibitory control 
B) Self-oriented distress; sympathetic empathic arousal 
C) Autonomous morality; love withdrawal 
D) Hostile aggression; instrumental aggression 
A) Power assertion; inhibitory control 
B) Self-oriented distress; sympathetic empathic arousal 
C) Autonomous morality; love withdrawal 
D) Hostile aggression; instrumental aggression

Question 12

Children are especially likely to be affected by marital conflict when

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A) parents show a pattern of attacking and then withdrawing from one another. 
B) they have no siblings. 
C) it happens behind closed doors. 
D) parents resolve their conflicts. 
A) parents show a pattern of attacking and then withdrawing from one another. 
B) they have no siblings. 
C) it happens behind closed doors. 
D) parents resolve their conflicts.

Question 13

If a child's behavior were driven by her id, then altruism would be expected to be

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A) weak or absent. 
B) present at an intermediate level. 
C) strengthened when the time-out technique is applied. 
D) strong. 
A) weak or absent. 
B) present at an intermediate level. 
C) strengthened when the time-out technique is applied. 
D) strong.

Question 14

When family members quarrel and bicker with each other and force their will on others, the result is a

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A) premoral period. 
B) coercive home environment. 
C) doctrine of specificity. 
D) love-withdrawal model of interaction. 
A) premoral period. 
B) coercive home environment. 
C) doctrine of specificity. 
D) love-withdrawal model of interaction.

Question 15

Boys behave more aggressively than girls

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A) beginning at the age of about 30 months. 
B) at younger rather than older ages. 
C) mainly when parents are watching. 
D) at every age. 
A) beginning at the age of about 30 months. 
B) at younger rather than older ages. 
C) mainly when parents are watching. 
D) at every age.

Question 16

Research investigating aggressive behavior in popular children reveals that they

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A) are not aggressive. 
B) are less aggressive than their less popular age mates. 
C) largely use relational forms of aggression to enhance their popularity. 
D) largely use overt forms of aggression to enhance their popularity. 
A) are not aggressive. 
B) are less aggressive than their less popular age mates. 
C) largely use relational forms of aggression to enhance their popularity. 
D) largely use overt forms of aggression to enhance their popularity.

Question 17

Kohlberg's approach to studying moral development could be summarized by this slogan:

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A) "Explain your thinking." 
B) "Who are your heroes?" 
C) "What gives you nightmare dreams?" 
D) "When are you naughty?" 
A) "Explain your thinking." 
B) "Who are your heroes?" 
C) "What gives you nightmare dreams?" 
D) "When are you naughty?"

Question 18

The child may become injured physically if the parental disciplinary technique called ____ gets out of control.

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A) power assertion 
B) induction 
C) love withdrawal 
D) the time-out technique 
A) power assertion 
B) induction 
C) love withdrawal 
D) the time-out technique

Question 19

Three tribal societies, Pygmies (Africa), Lepchas (Sikkim), and Arapesh (New Guinea), are similar because in each culture,

Accepted Answer

A) poverty is extreme, yet crime is minimal. 
B) women and girls enjoy higher status than men or boys. 
C) children are reared communally, not by their parents. 
D) interpersonal aggression is rare. 
A) poverty is extreme, yet crime is minimal. 
B) women and girls enjoy higher status than men or boys. 
C) children are reared communally, not by their parents. 
D) interpersonal aggression is rare.

Question 20

A child reasons that a man should "steal medicine because it would look bad to everyone if he just let his wife die." This reasoning is at Kohlberg's ____ level.

Accepted Answer

A) affective explanation 
B) preconventional 
C) conventional 
D) postconventional 
A) affective explanation 
B) preconventional 
C) conventional 
D) postconventional

Children who are rewarded materially for altruistic behaviors by their parents typically

Outline how the nature of aggression continues to change over adolescence in both males and females.

List three reasons why inductive discipline might be effective in promoting moral maturity in children.

A teacher tells her class, "Wherever they hide, international terrorists will be caught and will be punished." This statement illustrates

Describe how the developmental themes from the text (active-passive; continuity-discontinuity; holistic; and nature-nurture) are evident throughout the development of aggression, altruism, and morality.

Hartshorne and May's "doctrine of specificity" states that

Empathy means that the child can

Differentiate between passive and provocative victims, and describe the typical home environment associated with each of these patterns.

Following an argument with Sulky, her former best friend, Snobby, age 10, won't speak with Sulky at all. Snobby's behavior exemplifies

In Piaget's ____ period, children either are unaware of rules, or they make up rules informally while they play.

discourages altruism, while encourages altruism.

Children are especially likely to be affected by marital conflict when

If a child's behavior were driven by her id, then altruism would be expected to be

When family members quarrel and bicker with each other and force their will on others, the result is a

Boys behave more aggressively than girls

Research investigating aggressive behavior in popular children reveals that they

Kohlberg's approach to studying moral development could be summarized by this slogan:

The child may become injured physically if the parental disciplinary technique called ____ gets out of control.

Three tribal societies, Pygmies (Africa), Lepchas (Sikkim), and Arapesh (New Guinea), are similar because in each culture,

A child reasons that a man should "steal medicine because it would look bad to everyone if he just let his wife die." This reasoning is at Kohlberg's ____ level.

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

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Exam 13: Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

Children who are rewarded materially for altruistic behaviors by their parents typically

Outline how the nature of aggression continues to change over adolescence in both males and females.

List three reasons why inductive discipline might be effective in promoting moral maturity in children.

A teacher tells her class, "Wherever they hide, international terrorists will be caught and will be punished." This statement illustrates

Describe how the developmental themes from the text (active-passive; continuity-discontinuity; holistic; and nature-nurture) are evident throughout the development of aggression, altruism, and morality.

Hartshorne and May's "doctrine of specificity" states that

Empathy means that the child can

Differentiate between passive and provocative victims, and describe the typical home environment associated with each of these patterns.

Following an argument with Sulky, her former best friend, Snobby, age 10, won't speak with Sulky at all. Snobby's behavior exemplifies

In Piaget's ____ period, children either are unaware of rules, or they make up rules informally while they play.

____ discourages altruism, while ____ encourages altruism.

Children are especially likely to be affected by marital conflict when

If a child's behavior were driven by her id, then altruism would be expected to be

When family members quarrel and bicker with each other and force their will on others, the result is a

Boys behave more aggressively than girls

Research investigating aggressive behavior in popular children reveals that they

Kohlberg's approach to studying moral development could be summarized by this slogan:

The child may become injured physically if the parental disciplinary technique called ____ gets out of control.

Three tribal societies, Pygmies (Africa), Lepchas (Sikkim), and Arapesh (New Guinea), are similar because in each culture,

A child reasons that a man should "steal medicine because it would look bad to everyone if he just let his wife die." This reasoning is at Kohlberg's ____ level.

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

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discourages altruism, while encourages altruism.