Exam 12: Moral Understanding and Behaviour

Name and briefly explain Kohlberg's three levels of moral reasoning making sure to identify and describe each of the stages under each level.

Research on domains of social judgement show that by three years of age,children understand moral rules are special-they can't be changed and they apply broadly.

Explain and give an example of a "white lie" that might be told by a Chinese child compared to a North American child.

Canadian toddlers have been found to show more self-control than Chinese toddlers.

Hans' mother told him that it is wrong to lie,so Hans thinks people shouldn't lie because then they won't get punished.Hans is in Kohlberg's stage called

Self-control is improved when parent-child interactions loving and warm but establish well-defined limits on what behaviour is acceptable.

Aggressive children cannot be trained to interpret others' intentions correctly.

Arbitrary standards of behaviour agreed to by a cultural group to facilitate interactions within a group are called

Children who showed greater self-control as preschoolers were more attentive,had higher SAT scores,and were less likely to experiment with drugs and alcohol as adolescents.

Discuss the influence of community and culture on aggression.

Which of the following would be a violation of a moral rule?

A controversial element of Kohlberg's theory is his claim that

A child who reasons at the preconventional level would help another person because

Hostile aggression emerges later than instrumental aggression.

Like Kohlberg,Gilligan believes that moral reasoning

Some have argued that there is an evolutionary basis to moral judgements.What is the gist of the argument?

Chip,an aggressive child,is walking down a sidewalk when someone bumps into him.How is Chip most likely to interpret the situation?

Parents who use which of the following disciplinary practices are most likely to have children who exhibit more altruistic behaviour?

Which of the following questions is most likely to result in different answers depending on the culture of the children answering the question?

Tie is playing hockey and aggressively hits another player against the boards so that he can get the puck and try to score a goal.This is best an example of