Exam 12: Moral Understanding and Behavior

By 12 to 15 years of age,nearly all adolescents will wait a day for a large reward,rather than receive a smaller reward immediately.

Which child would be most likely to act altruistically?

Actions that benefit others are called __________ behaviors.

Lonnie believes that preservation of life takes precedence over all other rights.Lonnie is in Kohlberg's __________ stage of moral reasoning.

Research has shown that both men and women use caring for others and justice as bases for moral reasoning.

At what point do children begin to understand that breaking a moral rule is more serious than breaking a social convention?

Which of the following statements about prosocial lying is correct?

Sergei is in Piaget's stage of moral relativism.He is likely to

One theory suggests that children who have difficulty learning in school become frustrated and unhappy and they express this frustration by engaging in aggressive behaviors toward their peers.

Genes have no influence on prosocial behavior.

Which of the following is characteristic of moral realism?

The impact of bullying is reduced

Which of the following does Carol Gilligan believe forms the basis of moral reasoning in women?

The ability to experience the feelings of another person is called

Children with greater perspective-taking skills are more likely to act prosocially.

Critics of Kohlberg's theory have noted that not all cultures have the same emphasis on __________ that is found in traditional American culture and in Kohlberg's theory.

Self-control is the ability to control one's behavior and to inhibit impulsive responding to temptations.

Children are more likely to act altruistically when they are in a sad mood.

When Dana heard about an impoverished family not having money to buy food,she decided to donate her allowance to the family,even though she would not get anything in return.Dana's behavior is best described as

Billy often teases and picks fights with other children.Billy is showing