Question 1

Which of the following is an example of hostile aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Randy spontaneously yells at Eric saying "You're a big jerk!" and then kicks him 
B)  Janelle grabs the Barbie doll out of Lisa's hands 
C)  Marcus throws the ball at the wall after being picked last for the baseball team 
D)  Vivian, after having a fight with Nicole, tells all of her friends to avoid Nicole 
A)  Randy spontaneously yells at Eric saying "You're a big jerk!" and then kicks him 
B)  Janelle grabs the Barbie doll out of Lisa's hands 
C)  Marcus throws the ball at the wall after being picked last for the baseball team 
D)  Vivian, after having a fight with Nicole, tells all of her friends to avoid Nicole

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  assertiveness. 
B)  moral relativism. 
C)  prosocial behavior. 
D)  aggression. 
A)  assertiveness. 
B)  moral relativism. 
C)  prosocial behavior. 
D)  aggression.

Question 3

Describe three skills that underlie prosocial behavior.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT regarding the domains of social justice across culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young children in many countries worldwide share the view that decisions in the personal domain should be left to the individual and that adults should not interfere. 
B)  Children and adolescents in many different Western and non-Western countries reason similarly within each social domain. 
C)  Helping others is seen as a basic moral rule for many Western children whereas it is seen as a social convention for most non-Western children. 
D)  Lying is acceptable for most Chinese children when it helps the group, but hurts an individual; however the reverse is true for most American children. 
A)  Young children in many countries worldwide share the view that decisions in the personal domain should be left to the individual and that adults should not interfere. 
B)  Children and adolescents in many different Western and non-Western countries reason similarly within each social domain. 
C)  Helping others is seen as a basic moral rule for many Western children whereas it is seen as a social convention for most non-Western children. 
D)  Lying is acceptable for most Chinese children when it helps the group, but hurts an individual; however the reverse is true for most American children.

Question 5

Most children show no consistency across different tasks that measure self-control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is characteristic of moral realism?

Accepted Answer

A)  a belief in immanent justice 
B)  postconventional level reasoning 
C)  understanding that rules are created by people to help them get along 
D)  making moral decisions based on personal, moral principles 
A)  a belief in immanent justice 
B)  postconventional level reasoning 
C)  understanding that rules are created by people to help them get along 
D)  making moral decisions based on personal, moral principles

Question 7

Parental monitoring does NOT seem to be related to children's aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

__________ is the ability to rise above immediate pressures and not give in to impulse.

Accepted Answer

A)  Empathy 
B)  Moral relativism 
C)  Moral realism 
D)  Self-control 
A)  Empathy 
B)  Moral relativism 
C)  Moral realism 
D)  Self-control

Question 9

Aggression is behavior that is meant to harm others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One day after school, Alfonso got his hair cut into a Mohawk and dyed purple. This decision represents which domain of social judgment?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal moral codes 
B)  social conventions 
C)  personal domain 
D)  immanent justice 
A)  personal moral codes 
B)  social conventions 
C)  personal domain 
D)  immanent justice

Question 11

At which level of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is reasoning governed by personal, moral principles?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional level 
B)  conventional level 
C)  postconventional level 
D)  empathic level 
A)  preconventional level 
B)  conventional level 
C)  postconventional level 
D)  empathic level

Question 12

The beginnings of self-control occur when children

Accepted Answer

A)  internalize some of the external controls placed on them. 
B)  become capable of self-regulation. 
C)  realize that other people impose demands on them and expect them to react accordingly. 
D)  can delay gratification. 
A)  internalize some of the external controls placed on them. 
B)  become capable of self-regulation. 
C)  realize that other people impose demands on them and expect them to react accordingly. 
D)  can delay gratification.

Question 13

Adolescents and adults believe that they should act according to others' expectations when they are in Kohlberg's __________ stage of moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental orientation 
B)  social contract orientation 
C)  social system morality 
D)  interpersonal norms 
A)  instrumental orientation 
B)  social contract orientation 
C)  social system morality 
D)  interpersonal norms

Question 14

Before school, Ben stole some cookies from the cookie jar. During recess that day, someone threw his favorite ball onto the school roof. Ben thinking that losing his ball is his punishment for stealing is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  social system morality. 
B)  moral relativism. 
C)  immanent justice. 
D)  conventional reasoning. 
A)  social system morality. 
B)  moral relativism. 
C)  immanent justice. 
D)  conventional reasoning.

Which of the following is an example of hostile aggression?

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

Describe three skills that underlie prosocial behavior.

Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT regarding the domains of social justice across culture?

Most children show no consistency across different tasks that measure self-control.

Which of the following is characteristic of moral realism?

Parental monitoring does NOT seem to be related to children's aggression.

__________ is the ability to rise above immediate pressures and not give in to impulse.

Aggression is behavior that is meant to harm others.

One day after school, Alfonso got his hair cut into a Mohawk and dyed purple. This decision represents which domain of social judgment?

At which level of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is reasoning governed by personal, moral principles?

The beginnings of self-control occur when children

Adolescents and adults believe that they should act according to others' expectations when they are in Kohlberg's __________ stage of moral reasoning.

Before school, Ben stole some cookies from the cookie jar. During recess that day, someone threw his favorite ball onto the school roof. Ben thinking that losing his ball is his punishment for stealing is an example of

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Which of the following is an example of hostile aggression?

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

Describe three skills that underlie prosocial behavior.

Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT regarding the domains of social justice across culture?

Most children show no consistency across different tasks that measure self-control.

Which of the following is characteristic of moral realism?

Parental monitoring does NOT seem to be related to children's aggression.

__________ is the ability to rise above immediate pressures and not give in to impulse.

Aggression is behavior that is meant to harm others.

One day after school, Alfonso got his hair cut into a Mohawk and dyed purple. This decision represents which domain of social judgment?

At which level of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is reasoning governed by personal, moral principles?

The beginnings of self-control occur when children

Adolescents and adults believe that they should act according to others' expectations when they are in Kohlberg's __________ stage of moral reasoning.

Before school, Ben stole some cookies from the cookie jar. During recess that day, someone threw his favorite ball onto the school roof. Ben thinking that losing his ball is his punishment for stealing is an example of

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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