Exam 13: Social Cognition and Moral Development

What are the fundamental differences between the preconventional,conventional,and postconventional levels of moral reasoning? Provide examples to support your thinking.

Cognitive developmental theorists tend to view moral reasoning as involving

Describe the three main components of morality.Provide an example of each to support your thinking.

Which decision is a highly aggressive youth most likely to make when a classmate runs into her in the hallway?

Evolutionary theorists have argued that it is in our genetic self-interest to be altruistic because

How might Dodge's social information-processing model be used to explain the behavior of teenagers who are actively involved in gang violence?

By preparing supper for a table full of stuffed animals in his make-believe kitchen,George is developing his theory of mind.

Research on antisocial behavior has shown that

Harvey practically killed his pet hamster when he popped him in the tub for a bubble bath.His parents take an inductive approach in responding to this situation by

Kohlberg's model of moral development has been characterized as placing too great an emphasis on

According to Dodge's model,antisocial adolescents process information differently than other adolescents.

Zola puts her toys away in the toy chest and goes to eat dinner.Her brother,unbeknownst to her,decides to take all of her toys and put them under his bed.As a child who has a theory of mind,when Zola returns after dinner,she will

Two-year old Ava feels guilty when she does something wrong,however she lacks the cognitive development for her reactions to be considered evidence of a conscience.

Regarding Kohlberg's theory of moral development,which of the following is particularly instrumental in promoting movement from one level of moral development to the next?

Which statement reflects Kohlberg's conventional morality?

Ira has just stolen a purse from a woman on the subway.He then says to himself,"If that woman really wanted her purse,she would have held it closer to her body." This statement provides a good example of

Considering the bias that problem teenagers have in processing environmental cues,their aggressive behavior is actually ________.

After sitting on the bench for 15 minutes with the wallet she found,Bonnie decided that a person walking around with $1500 in their pocket clearly didn't have money problems,so she decided to keep the cash and pay off her bills.Which component of morality is Bonnie demonstrating as she sits on the bench?

Desire psychology has been seen in children as young as six months of age.

The majority of adolescents have achieved Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning.