Question 1

Georgia sees her friend Bill running down the street.Without warning,Bill falls flat on his face.While Georgia finds this funny,she does not laugh because she knows that Bill does not find this funny.In not laughing,Georgia is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) egocentrism. 
B) role-taking skills. 
C) morality of justice. 
D) prosocial behavior.

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding the development of role-taking skills?

Accepted Answer

A) It is not until at least age 20 that people are able to include a mental perspective of some "generalized other." 
B) By age four,most children understand that parents may not think the way they do. 
C) Concrete-operational thinkers are capable of simultaneously considering several different points of view. 
D) Considering a situation from different points of view increases the quality of social relationships.

Question 3

Individuals at the postconventional level of moral reasoning view right and wrong in terms of existing societal laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The fact that a fearful child may become more anxious when disciplined than a fearless child best demonstrates how the factor of _____ can impact moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) vicarious consequences 
B) temperament 
C) observational learning 
D) unconscious desires

Question 5

Sitting in your assigned seat in school is best classified as a

Accepted Answer

A) moral rule. 
B) prosocial behavior. 
C) social-conventional rule. 
D) mutually responsive orientation.

Question 6

Walter has never seen any value to being religious or spiritual,and he doesn't see the need to start now that he's in a senior housing facility.According to Erikson,Walter is at risk for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) stagnation 
B) despair 
C) isolation 
D) inferiority

Question 7

Which of the following demonstrates that infants have a conceptual understanding of morality?

Accepted Answer

A) offering to help someone perform a task 
B) giving a hug to someone who is upset 
C) expressing surprise at an unfair situation 
D) playing together nicely with others

Question 8

Who is experiencing an empathic response?

Accepted Answer

A) Lily,who is depressed because she lost her job 
B) Hector,who feels bad that he did not give money to a street person 
C) Priya,who cries watching a mother talk about losing her son to gang violence 
D) Bao,who is excited about going on his first date

Question 9

Which statement provides the best example of the morality of instrumental hedonism?

Accepted Answer

A) Doing evil is fun. 
B) Wrong is always wrong. 
C) I steal for you,you steal for me. 
D) The law determines right from wrong.

Question 10

Which neurological component has been implicated in the development of a theory of mind?

Accepted Answer

A) Mirror neurons 
B) Glial cells 
C) amygdala 
D) hypothalamus

Question 11

Which action is the best example of a power assertion form of discipline?

Accepted Answer

A) Telling a child that you hate him 
B) Taking away a child's television privileges 
C) Telling a child that a child who gets hit feels bad 
D) Taking away parental love from a child

Question 12

A proponent of Patterson's theory who is studying aggressive behavior would be LEAST likely to explore which of the following aspects of research subjects?

Accepted Answer

A) stressors 
B) culture 
C) heredity 
D) parenting

Question 13

By middle age,most adults have progressed to Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Greene,there is a(n)_____ process that allows us to automatically focus on the harm that would be caused were we to violate a moral principle.

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive 
B) deliberative 
C) cognitive 
D) controlled

Question 15

Describe desire psychology and belief-desire psychology.Provide an example of each to explain your thinking.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Carlos believes that rules such as "don't hit" are more important than "don't eat food in the living room." If Carlos is a normally developing child,what is the earliest age at which he would have come to such a conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 years 
B) 6 years 
C) 10 years 
D) 14 years

Question 17

According to Piaget,around age 10 or 11,children begin to view rules as

Accepted Answer

A) moral absolutes. 
B) universal. 
C) agreements among individuals. 
D) more important than intent.

Question 18

Mr.Acosta's son Jose is a menace.He is cruel to animals and often shoplifts.In attempting to explain Jose's morals,Mr.Acosta says,"I think that his moral habits were learned by watching bad television shows." Mr.Acosta's comments are best associated with the _____ view concerning moral behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) evolutionary 
C) social learning theory 
D) cognitive developmental

Question 19

Once young children develop a theory of mind,their sense of morality and justice becomes more ________.

Accepted Answer

A) stark 
B) assertive 
C) punitive 
D) relative

Question 20

Which of the following will be the most effective indicator that a person will behave ethically at work?

Accepted Answer

A) having weak power assertion 
B) having a strong moral identity 
C) being at Kohlberg's Stage 3 
D) being at Kohlberg's Stage 4

Exam 13: Social Cognition and Moral Development