Question 1

How many U.S. states currently have mandates to include character education in school curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  24 
C)  30 
D)  40

Question 2

Describe three notions of fairness.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Age-inappropriate actions and attitudes that violate family expectations, societal norms, and personal or property rights of others describe

Accepted Answer

A)  a conduct disorder. 
B)  juvenile delinquency. 
C)  power assertion. 
D)  ego-destruction.

Question 4

When children become aware that rules and laws are created by people, and can judge action by considering the actor's intentions as well as the consequences, they are displaying

Accepted Answer

A)  immanent justice. 
B)  homonomous morality. 
C)  heteronomous morality. 
D)  autonomous morality.

Question 5

Sixteen-year-old Natalie participates often in church and has a strong religious belief. Compared with her non-religious peers, Natalie is less likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid recreational drug use. 
B)  be economically challenged. 
C)  be depressed. 
D)  pursue a higher-income career.

Question 6

A person arrested for robbery states, "I stole the documents, and I am willing to pay my dues, but at least now the public is safer having this important safety information that the company was concealing." Which moral level does this statement reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  unconventional 
C)  preconventional 
D)  postconventional

Question 7

Proponents of _____ believe that certain behaviors are wrong and that every school should have an explicit moral code that teaches students what is right and wrong.

Accepted Answer

A)  a values clarification program 
B)  a hidden curriculum 
C)  character education 
D)  the social cognitive theory of morality

Question 8

Most people adopt the religious teachings of their upbringing. If a religious change or awakening does occur, it is MOST likely to happen during

Accepted Answer

A)  a midlife crisis. 
B)  early adulthood. 
C)  adolescence. 
D)  late adulthood.

Question 9

Young children believe that when a rule is broken, punishment will follow inevitably. This is a belief in

Accepted Answer

A)  immanent justice. 
B)  moral justice. 
C)  concrete imperatives. 
D)  authoritative control.

Question 10

Rena contributes 10 percent of her income to her church every month. Some argue that Rena does this because she benefits from the services and sense of community the church offers her. They argue the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism. 
B)  reciprocity. 
C)  sympathy. 
D)  guilt avoidance.

Question 11

At school, Drew behaves in morally acceptable ways primarily to win the approval of his teachers. Which stage of conventional reasoning does this demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  mutual interpersonal expectations, relationships, and interpersonal conformity 
B)  heteronomous morality 
C)  individualism, instrumental purpose, and exchange 
D)  universal ethical principles

Question 12

Changes in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors regarding standards of right and wrong are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  moral development. 
B)  conscience development. 
C)  religious devotion. 
D)  spiritual awakening.

Question 13

Hector became a police officer because he believes that members of society prosper from understanding social order, law, justice, and duty. On what moral level does he reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  heteronomous

Question 14

Cassidy's mother is angry when she discovers writing on the bedroom door. Cassidy replies, "But it is not right to invade one's privacy. I'm writing the note on the door to remind everyone of this universal human right." Cassidy is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional thinking. 
B)  a social systems morality. 
C)  heteronomous thinking. 
D)  postconventional reasoning.

Question 15

Approximately what percentage of children shows serious conduct problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  8 percent 
D)  12 percent

Question 16

Eight-year-old Max regularly displays antisocial behavior and destroys property. His early onset antisocial behavior is associated with which of the following outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  more mental health and relationship problems in emerging adulthood 
B)  reduced signs of juvenile delinquency 
C)  decreased risk for being a victim of violence 
D)  increased risk for being a victim of violence

Question 17

According to Carol Gilligan, Kohlberg's theory has a justice perspective, which puts emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A)  universal ethics. 
B)  laws and punishment. 
C)  interpersonal communication, relationships, and connectedness. 
D)  abstract principals and individual action.

Question 18

List three possible causes of juvenile delinquency.

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Question 19

"What goes around comes around." This adage characterizes Kohlberg's ____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  social contract or utility and individual rights 
B)  social systems morality 
C)  universal ethical principles 
D)  individualism, instrumental purpose, and exchange

Question 20

Narváez and Hill (2010) report that a higher level of _____ was linked to open mindedness, a growth mindset, and higher moral judgment.

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomous reasoning 
B)  heteronomous reasoning 
C)  multicultural experience 
D)  universal reasoning

Exam 13: Moral Development, Values, and Religion