Question 1

Explain the major points regarding psychologist Carol Gilligan's theory of moral development for females.

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Question 2

Which of the following is the parenting style in which parents are firm,setting clear and consistent limits,but who try to reason with their children,giving explanations for why they should behave in a particular way?

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A) authoritarian 
B) conventional 
C) authoritative 
D) permissive

Question 3

Describe how religion and spirituality are related,and summarize the processes adolescents go through when contemplating each.What changes in these areas take place in the post-adolescent years?

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Question 4

According to psychologist Carol Gilligan,females view morality in terms of __________.

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A) broad principles of fairness 
B) policing the actions of men 
C) competition with others for moral superiority 
D) a gradual transition from selfishness to responsibility

Question 5

Statistically,which of the following people is most likely to find meaning in religion?

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A) Marlo,a 15-year-old African American girl 
B) Ruthie,a 32-year-old Caucasian woman 
C) Rufus,a 72-year-old African American man 
D) Marco,a 73-year-old Caucasian man

Question 6

Globally,one in __________ women experience some form of violent victimization during their lives.

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A) two 
B) three 
C) five 
D) ten

Question 7

Which term refers to the capability to adjust emotions to a desired state and level of intensity?

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A) instrumental aggression 
B) relational aggression 
C) emotional self-regulation 
D) autonomous cooperation

Question 8

Prosocial behavior tends to be most often exhibited by children raised in cultures that __________.

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A) promote competition 
B) use rights-based reasoning 
C) stress conventional morality 
D) foster cooperation

Question 9

Summarize criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning.

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Question 10

A second grade student is tempted to take candy from her friend's lunchbox,but decides not to because she is afraid she will get caught.This student is demonstrating __________.

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A) conventional morality 
B) preconventional morality 
C) postconventional morality 
D) a lack of morality

Question 11

In Kohlberg's __________,moral reasoning follows rigid rules based on punishments or rewards.

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A) developmental morality 
B) prosocial morality 
C) abstract morality 
D) preconventional morality

Question 12

Which term describes aggression motivated by the desire to obtain a concrete goal?

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A) relational aggression 
B) instrumental aggression 
C) hostile aggression 
D) regulated aggression

Question 13

Children pass through three stages of religious development,the last of which is __________.

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A) preoperational intuitive religious thought 
B) sensorimotor religious thought 
C) concrete operational religious thought 
D) formal operational religious thought

Question 14

Albert Bandura's research indicates that when children watch adults modeling aggressive behavior,they are likely to __________.

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A) be frustrated 
B) get frightened and angry 
C) be as or more aggressive than the model 
D) be less aggressive than the model

Question 15

Children pass through three stages of religious development,the first of which is __________.

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A) preoperational intuitive religious thought 
B) sensorimotor religious thought 
C) concrete operational religious thought 
D) formal operational religious thought

Question 16

Which stage of moral reasoning reflects a person's interest in pleasing others by acting as a good member of society?

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

Question 17

Which term refers to intentional injury or harm to another person?

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A) anger 
B) retaliation 
C) aggression 
D) abuse

Question 18

Which psychologist proposed that people progress through a series of moral reasoning stages?

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A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Elliot Aronson 
C) Lawrence Kohlberg 
D) Albert Bandura

Question 19

What type of parents show almost no interest in their children and demonstrate indifferent,rejecting behaviors?

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A) permissive 
B) authoritative 
C) authoritarian 
D) uninvolved

Question 20

__________ approaches to moral development focus on how the environment in which a person operates produces moral behavior.

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A) Immanent justice 
B) Preconventional morality 
C) Social learning 
D) Autonomous cooperation

Exam 11: Moral Development and Aggression