Deck 12: Moral Development

Question 1

Which of the following theorists has not offered theories of moral development?

A) Skinner
B) Piaget
C) Bronfenbrenner
D) Kohlberg

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Moral relativism is a stage that will usually be reached according to Piaget at which of the following ages?

A) 6-12 months
B) 1-7 years
C) 8-12 years
D) 13 years and above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Kohlberg developed a model of moral development that consisted of three levels. Which of the following is not one of these?

A) Pre-conventional morality
B) Social convention
C) Conventional morality
D) Post conventional morality

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Prosocial behaviour is best defined as:

A) The ability to refrain from pleasure until a later time
B) Unselfish concern for the wellbeing of others
C) Actions intended to help another person
D) A self-conscious emotion that involves regret about wrongdoing

Question 5

Which of the following is considered to be an example of moral realism?

A) Able to demonstrate perspective taking
B) Being able to show empathy
C) Showing respect for rules
D) Feeling a sense of concern

Question 6

In order to behave morally, what must children learn to cope with?

A) Understanding parental rules
B) Delay of gratification
C) Prosocial behaviour
D) Moral understanding

Question 7

Damon (1977) describes three stages in the development of distributive justice. At what age would you expect to see a child demonstrate a sense of 'giving to the needy?'

A) 4-5 years
B) 7 year olds
C) 8 years and above
D) 6-8 years

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not true of aggression:

A) An aggressive preschooler may be rated aggressive through to adolescence
B) Girls in childhood are most likely to resolve conflict with a full blown fight
C) Instrumental aggression is most often seen in preschool children
D) Verbal aggression follows the use pf physical aggression as a child's language skills develop

Question 9

What is the main difference between sympathy and empathy?

A) An other-directedness, with empathy being more about helping the other person
B) The ability to understand another person's point of view
C) Sympathy is less involved in morality
D) Empathy can't be taught whereas sympathy can

Question 10

Which of the following was not a finding of the work undertaken by Lavalee et al. (2005) in their study of friendship groups for at risk children?

A) The presence of girls in the friendship group lead to significantly better behaviour in all members
B) Children placed in a friendship group would be significantly more likely to show improvements in moral behaviour than those in a control group
C) Children's encouragement from other group members for 'naughty' behaviour was less likely to show improvements in behaviour
D) Association with peers reinforces delinquent behaviour