Question 1

Which statement is the best example of postconventional moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  While it may be legally wrong, it is morally right. 
B)  Depending on what I get out of the deal, it may be right. 
C)  My intent is to be nice. 
D)  Rules are not meant to be broken. 
A)  While it may be legally wrong, it is morally right. 
B)  Depending on what I get out of the deal, it may be right. 
C)  My intent is to be nice. 
D)  Rules are not meant to be broken.

Question 2

Which statement concerning violence and culture is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese children are more likely to react angrily to interpersonal conflicts than American children. 
B)  Cultural contexts do not "breed" aggression. 
C)  The United States is a relatively violent country. 
D)  Hispanic children raised with traditional Hispanic cultural values engage in more antisocial behavior than those acculturated into American society. 
A)  Japanese children are more likely to react angrily to interpersonal conflicts than American children. 
B)  Cultural contexts do not "breed" aggression. 
C)  The United States is a relatively violent country. 
D)  Hispanic children raised with traditional Hispanic cultural values engage in more antisocial behavior than those acculturated into American society.

Question 3

How might Dodge's social information-processing model be used to explain the behavior of teenagers who shoot their classmates?

Accepted Answer

Dodge's social information-processing mo

Question 4

Moral reasoning is best defined as the

Accepted Answer

A)  act of helping or hurting. 
B)  thought process used to determine if an act is right or wrong. 
C)  emotion(s) felt following a positive or negative act. 
D)  unconscious drive to fulfill one's id-driven need. 
A)  act of helping or hurting. 
B)  thought process used to determine if an act is right or wrong. 
C)  emotion(s) felt following a positive or negative act. 
D)  unconscious drive to fulfill one's id-driven need.

Question 5

Cross cultural findings support the ______ perspective on moral development.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive-developmental 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  social learning 
D)  interactionist 
A)  cognitive-developmental 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  social learning 
D)  interactionist

Question 6

Proactive parenting strategies are designed to _____ misbehavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  promote 
B)  prevent 
C)  predict 
D)  produce 
A)  promote 
B)  prevent 
C)  predict 
D)  produce

Question 7

Understanding belief-desire psychology means understanding

Accepted Answer

A)  that most people are driven to obey laws. 
B)  that some beliefs that influence behavior are not accurate. 
C)  that wants and desires are a poor motivation for a behavior. 
D)  the pain others feel when they make tough decisions. 
A)  that most people are driven to obey laws. 
B)  that some beliefs that influence behavior are not accurate. 
C)  that wants and desires are a poor motivation for a behavior. 
D)  the pain others feel when they make tough decisions.

Question 8

Nelson (1980) presented three-year-olds with a story in which a character throws a ball to a playmate, and in which the motive of the thrower and consequence of the act were manipulated. The results of this study showed that three-year-olds _____ when judging the act.

Accepted Answer

A)  disregarded both intent and consequence 
B)  disregarded intent and but considered consequence 
C)  disregarded consequence but considered intent 
D)  considered both intent and consequence 
A)  disregarded both intent and consequence 
B)  disregarded intent and but considered consequence 
C)  disregarded consequence but considered intent 
D)  considered both intent and consequence

Question 9

Rates of aggression and violence tend to be highest in

Accepted Answer

A)  lower socioeconomic highly transient neighborhoods. 
B)  middle socioeconomic highly transient neighborhoods. 
C)  lower socioeconomic non-transient neighborhoods. 
D)  middle socioeconomic non-transient neighborhoods. 
A)  lower socioeconomic highly transient neighborhoods. 
B)  middle socioeconomic highly transient neighborhoods. 
C)  lower socioeconomic non-transient neighborhoods. 
D)  middle socioeconomic non-transient neighborhoods.

Question 10

When two-year-old Simoné sees her friend start to cry when his ice cream cone falls to the ground, she walks over and hands him her cone. In performing this act, Simoné is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  amoral behavior. 
B)  postconventional morality. 
C)  spirituality. 
D)  empathy. 
A)  amoral behavior. 
B)  postconventional morality. 
C)  spirituality. 
D)  empathy.

Question 11

Which theoretical perspective tends to focus the most attention on the development of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalytic 
B)  Social learning 
C)  Classical conditioning 
D)  Cognitive developmental 
A)  Psychoanalytic 
B)  Social learning 
C)  Classical conditioning 
D)  Cognitive developmental

Question 12

Tyra is weighing the personal advantages and disadvantages of retaliating with violence against her friend Banks, who just called her a "fat pig." According to Dodge's social information-processing model, Tyra is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding of cues. 
B)  response decision. 
C)  behavioral enactment. 
D)  clarification of goals. 
A)  encoding of cues. 
B)  response decision. 
C)  behavioral enactment. 
D)  clarification of goals.

Question 13

According to Freud,

Accepted Answer

A)  females are generally less moral than males. 
B)  young infants are born with an innate understanding of right and wrong. 
C)  moral development occurs when the id gains control over the superego. 
D)  a sense of morality first develops during adolescence, as a result of engaging in dialogue and debate with peers. 
A)  females are generally less moral than males. 
B)  young infants are born with an innate understanding of right and wrong. 
C)  moral development occurs when the id gains control over the superego. 
D)  a sense of morality first develops during adolescence, as a result of engaging in dialogue and debate with peers.

Question 14

Individuals at the postconventional level of moral reasoning view right and wrong in terms of existing societal laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Cognitive developmental theorists tend to view moral reasoning as involving

Accepted Answer

A)  the progression through an invariant sequence of ways of thinking. 
B)  a set of behaviors acquired through observation. 
C)  a battle between id, ego, and superego. 
D)  a genetic predisposition toward helping that is based on the evolutionary need to survive. 
A)  the progression through an invariant sequence of ways of thinking. 
B)  a set of behaviors acquired through observation. 
C)  a battle between id, ego, and superego. 
D)  a genetic predisposition toward helping that is based on the evolutionary need to survive.

Question 16

According to Kohlberg, moral reasoning is characterized by _____ thought.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Kohlberg, moral reasoning is characterized...

Question 17

Kohlberg's approach to moral reasoning was most directly influenced by the work of

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner. 
B)  Freud. 
C)  Bandura. 
D)  Piaget. 
A)  Skinner. 
B)  Freud. 
C)  Bandura. 
D)  Piaget.

Question 18

According to Piaget, during the premoral period children,

Accepted Answer

A)  first form their superego. 
B)  cannot be considered moral beings. 
C)  believe in an unbreakable set of moral rules. 
D)  think only about how their actions affect society. 
A)  first form their superego. 
B)  cannot be considered moral beings. 
C)  believe in an unbreakable set of moral rules. 
D)  think only about how their actions affect society.

Question 19

Concerning the developmental pattern of religiosity and spirituality,

Accepted Answer

A)  religiosity is strongest in middle age. 
B)  levels of spirituality are lower than religiosity throughout adulthood. 
C)  spirituality declines significantly in old age (particularly among women). 
D)  adolescents tend to be neither spiritual nor show religiosity. 
A)  religiosity is strongest in middle age. 
B)  levels of spirituality are lower than religiosity throughout adulthood. 
C)  spirituality declines significantly in old age (particularly among women). 
D)  adolescents tend to be neither spiritual nor show religiosity.

Question 20

Which of the following had NOT been used to explain the fact that social cognitive skills tend to hold up better than non-social cognitive skills in later life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact that the brain cortex responsible for social cognition skills ages slower than brain areas supporting non-social cognitive skills 
B)  The fact that social skills are practiced (exercised) everyday 
C)  The fact that older adults tend to have more strongly held beliefs about people when making social-cognitive decisions 
D)  The fact that older adults reject the use of "rules of thumb" in social cognitive decision-making 
A)  The fact that the brain cortex responsible for social cognition skills ages slower than brain areas supporting non-social cognitive skills 
B)  The fact that social skills are practiced (exercised) everyday 
C)  The fact that older adults tend to have more strongly held beliefs about people when making social-cognitive decisions 
D)  The fact that older adults reject the use of "rules of thumb" in social cognitive decision-making

Which statement is the best example of postconventional moral reasoning?

Which statement concerning violence and culture is true?

How might Dodge's social information-processing model be used to explain the behavior of teenagers who shoot their classmates?

Moral reasoning is best defined as the

Cross cultural findings support the ______ perspective on moral development.

Proactive parenting strategies are designed to _____ misbehavior.

Understanding belief-desire psychology means understanding

Nelson (1980) presented three-year-olds with a story in which a character throws a ball to a playmate, and in which the motive of the thrower and consequence of the act were manipulated. The results of this study showed that three-year-olds _____ when judging the act.

Rates of aggression and violence tend to be highest in

When two-year-old Simoné sees her friend start to cry when his ice cream cone falls to the ground, she walks over and hands him her cone. In performing this act, Simoné is demonstrating

Which theoretical perspective tends to focus the most attention on the development of moral reasoning?

Tyra is weighing the personal advantages and disadvantages of retaliating with violence against her friend Banks, who just called her a "fat pig." According to Dodge's social information-processing model, Tyra is engaging in

According to Freud,

Individuals at the postconventional level of moral reasoning view right and wrong in terms of existing societal laws.

Cognitive developmental theorists tend to view moral reasoning as involving

According to Kohlberg, moral reasoning is characterized by _____ thought.

Kohlberg's approach to moral reasoning was most directly influenced by the work of

According to Piaget, during the premoral period children,

Concerning the developmental pattern of religiosity and spirituality,

Which of the following had NOT been used to explain the fact that social cognitive skills tend to hold up better than non-social cognitive skills in later life?

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Which statement is the best example of postconventional moral reasoning?

Which statement concerning violence and culture is true?

How might Dodge's social information-processing model be used to explain the behavior of teenagers who shoot their classmates?

Moral reasoning is best defined as the

Cross cultural findings support the ______ perspective on moral development.

Proactive parenting strategies are designed to _____ misbehavior.

Understanding belief-desire psychology means understanding

Nelson (1980) presented three-year-olds with a story in which a character throws a ball to a playmate, and in which the motive of the thrower and consequence of the act were manipulated. The results of this study showed that three-year-olds _____ when judging the act.

Rates of aggression and violence tend to be highest in

When two-year-old Simoné sees her friend start to cry when his ice cream cone falls to the ground, she walks over and hands him her cone. In performing this act, Simoné is demonstrating

Which theoretical perspective tends to focus the most attention on the development of moral reasoning?

Tyra is weighing the personal advantages and disadvantages of retaliating with violence against her friend Banks, who just called her a "fat pig." According to Dodge's social information-processing model, Tyra is engaging in

According to Freud,

Individuals at the postconventional level of moral reasoning view right and wrong in terms of existing societal laws.

Cognitive developmental theorists tend to view moral reasoning as involving

According to Kohlberg, moral reasoning is characterized by _____ thought.

Kohlberg's approach to moral reasoning was most directly influenced by the work of

According to Piaget, during the premoral period children,

Concerning the developmental pattern of religiosity and spirituality,

Which of the following had NOT been used to explain the fact that social cognitive skills tend to hold up better than non-social cognitive skills in later life?

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, Health

Sensation, Perception, and Action

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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