Exam 4: Culture and Developmental Processes

DeVries's research in Kenya (1984,1989)on the goodness of fit between a Masai infant's temperament and his or her environment concluded that a particular type of temperament may be adaptive in one culture and maladaptive in another.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Piaget's concrete operations stage of cognitive development?

According to Ainsworth,a major determinant of attachment security is having a caregiver who is sensitive and responsive to a child's needs.

According to Thomas and Chess (1977),what are the three major categories of temperament?

Which of the following are the three attachment styles described by Ainsworth's (1967,1977)in her classification system of attachment relationships?

According to Jensen's three ethics approach to morality (2011),which of the following emphasizes individual rights and justice,in line with the type of moral reasoning highlighted in Kohlberg's theory?

According to the study conducted by Turiel and his colleagues on whether children distinguish between moral and nonmoral issues,_____ rules apply to certain groups,are changeable,and are based on agreed-upon norms by a group of people.

Cross-cultural studies suggest that Kohlberg's theory of moral development,as well as the methods for scoring moral stages according to verbal reasoning,may not recognize higher levels of morality as defined in some cultures.

Piaget hypothesized that two primary mechanisms are responsible for movement from one stage of his cognitive development theory to the next.These two mechanisms are:

_____ is an intense,irregular,withdrawing style,generally marked by negative moods.

_____ is a specialty in psychology that studies how thinking skills and processes develop over time.

According to Piaget,_____ is the process of fitting new ideas into a preexisting understanding of the world.

According to the three ethics approach to morality (Jensen,2011),the _____ emphasizes the centrality of religious beliefs and spirituality in moral reasoning.

According to the three ethics approach to morality described by Jensen (2011),in the _____,moral understanding relies heavily on considering one's duties,obligations,and roles within the group.

As with virtually all aspects of development,there are both similarities and differences across cultures concerning what is considered moral.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg's postconventional stage of moral development?

Which of the following refers to how well a child's temperament matches the expectations and values of the parents,environment,and culture?

According to Jensen (2008,2011),which of the following is true of the three ethics of morality?

In the context of cross-cultural studies on temperament,which of the following is a finding of the study conducted by Freedman (1974)?

What are the three stages of development of moral reasoning skills according to Kohlberg's theory of moral development (1976,1984)?