Exam 12: Moral Understanding and Behavior

Your friends are the parents of an aggressive six-year-old son.When their son behaves aggressively,they spank him to punish him for his behavior.They have not seen any improvement in his behavior and they have asked you for advice.What can you tell them about parental behavior that is related to aggression in children?

According to Piaget's theory of moral development,5- to 7-year-old children are in a stage called __________,in which they believe that rules are created by wise adults,and,therefore,must be followed and cannot be changed.

Which comment would you expect to hear from Gina,who is in Kohlberg's instrumental orientation stage?

Which of the following is an example of hostile aggression?

When a child violates a moral rule,adults more often talk about the need to follow rules and to obey parents,teachers,and other people in authority.

Your friend Enrique told you that he would like his young son Joe to grow up to be a nice,helpful person.What can you tell Enrique about parental behaviors that are related to socializing prosocial behavior?

A child's belief that rules are created by wise adults and they must be followed and cannot be changed is called moral relativism.

Some children are temperamentally better suited to maintain self-control and regulate their behavior.

Which of the following children is engaging in a moral transgression?

Which of the following adolescents is NOT LIKELY to develop a mature form of moral reasoning?

Aggressive behaviors and assertive behaviors are the same thing.

Juanita and her friends have set some rules for a playground game.Juanita realizes that these rules will reduce arguments and can be changed if needed.Juanita is showing

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

__________ are arbitrary standards of behavior agreed to by a cultural group to facilitate interactions within the group.

The belief that breaking a rule always leads to punishment is referred to as

Moral decision-making based on social norms is characteristic of which of Kohlberg's levels of moral reasoning?

Playing violent video games leads to aggressive and violent behavior in much the same way that watching violent TV does.