Exam 10: Altruism and Moral Development

Individuals who use a radar detector in the car to avoid getting caught for speeding are apparently applying Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning to the rules of the road.

Deciding whether another person's actions are right or wrong involves the _____ component of morality?

People in Piaget's heteronomous stage of moral development believe that

Jim helps George paint his garage in order to replay George for a previous favor. Proponents of the _____ definition of altruism would not consider Jim's behavior to be altruistic.

One reason that adults _____ sharp distinctions between prosocial behavior and altruism when evaluating the benevolence of young children is that _____.

According to attribution theorists, cognitive rationales _____ the effectiveness of punishment by _____.

With age, the relationships between moral affect, moral reasoning, and moral behavior

According to research on the empathy-altruism relationship (e.g., Chapman et al., 1987), empathy may come to mediate altruism once

Cultural differences in thinking about altruism are quite evident from recent findings (Lee et al., 1997) that compared to Canadian children, Chinese children

Recent tests of Piaget's hypotheses suggest that

One reason that _____ discipline for harmdoing may inspire children to be more altruistic is that this kind of discipline _____.

Social information-processing theorists (for example, Grusec & Redler) would argue that _____ will foster altruistic behavior, at least among children aged _____ , who are old enough to understand the implications of this treatment.

A good role-taker is likely to be more helpful than a poor role-taker

Peterson & Gelfand (1984) found that grade school children favor a(n) _____ definition of altruism, whereas most parents prefer the _____ definition.

The relationship between moral reasoning and moral behavior has been found to be stronger for

After stealing cookies between meals, John is reprimanded by his mother who says, "If you do it again, I'll blister your rear!" When tempted to snitch cookies again, John is likely to

Cultural differences in thinking about altruism are quite evident from recent findings (Lee et al., 1997) that compared to Canadian children, Chinese children

Chondra helps her brother with his homework because she knows her parents will be pleased with her helpful conduct. Chondra's reasoning about helping is reflecting Eisenberg's _____ level of prosocial moral reasoning.

Research on the development of sympathy and compassion suggests that these attributes

Cross-cultural research reveals that _____.