Question 1

Which of the following children is likely to exhibit the most aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Rico,who is 1 year old 
B) Elaine,who is 2 years old 
C) Hakim,who is 3 years old 
D) Reba,who is 4 years old

Question 2

After picking him up from the principal's office,Joel talked with his son Taye about the incident at school."I bet you were upset that Donte's painting was picked to be in the lobby,but it's not appropriate to hit him.How do you think he feels,with his best friend giving him a black eye?" What is Joel demonstrating with Taye?

Accepted Answer

A) power assertion 
B) prosocial behavior 
C) mind-mindedness 
D) positive youth development

Question 3

The best description of the development of social cognitive skills during adulthood is,

Accepted Answer

A) "if you use it,you will lose it." 
B) "a time of steady decline." 
C) "more gains than losses." 
D) "a dramatic shift from postconventional to conventional."

Question 4

How do newborns demonstrate a sense of empathy?

Accepted Answer

A) They become distressed when other infants cry. 
B) They look at objects that their parents are looking at. 
C) They prefer to be held by other children versus an adult. 
D) They pass the false belief task.

Question 5

Cross-cultural findings support the ______ perspective on moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-developmental 
B) psychodynamic 
C) social learning 
D) interactionist

Question 6

Sasha is a group leader at a positive youth development program working with problem teens.Her primary focus is the impact of the environment on teens' behavior.Which of the program's "Five Cs" does Sasha focus on?

Accepted Answer

A) Citizenship 
B) Competence 
C) Character 
D) Connection

Question 7

Which theoretical perspective tends to focus the most attention on the development of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalytic 
B) Social learning 
C) Classical conditioning 
D) Cognitive developmental

Question 8

Persons in collectivist cultures may look like they are at Kohlberg's _____ of moral reasoning despite having sophisticated ideas about justice.

Accepted Answer

A) stage 2 
B) stage 3 
C) stage 4 
D) stage 5

Question 9

Describe how goodness-of-fit in the home can impact a child's social behavior and moral development.Provide examples to support your thinking.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

In a study using the false belief task with four-year-olds of average intelligence,four-year-olds with Down syndrome,and slightly older children with autism,Baron-Cohen found that

Accepted Answer

A) only the average intelligence children passed the task. 
B) both the average intelligence children and the children with Down syndrome passed the task. 
C) both the average intelligence children and the children with autism passed the task. 
D) all three groups of children passed the task.

Question 11

Sanjay refuses to pay income tax because he believes that the government uses tax revenue to support war efforts,and he doesn't believe that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems.He is willing to go to jail for his belief.Sanjay is best classified as being in Kohlberg's _____ level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

When two-year-old Simoné sees her friend start to cry when his ice cream cone falls to the ground,she walks over and hands him her cone.In performing this act,Simoné is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) amoral behavior. 
B) postconventional morality. 
C) spirituality. 
D) empathy.

Question 13

Mirror neurons are activated when a person

Accepted Answer

A) sees someone doing an action they have previously performed . 
B) says what someone else is thinking. 
C) engages in an activity witnessed the previous day. 
D) sees and speaks a word at the same time.

Question 14

Which of the following situations reflects a theory of mind?

Accepted Answer

A) April touches the hot stove and pulls her hand away. 
B) Donna drinks water to quench her thirst in the hot sun. 
C) Jorge wants a cookie so he gets one from the cabinet. 
D) Tuan cries because he has a fever and a headache.

Question 15

Miyako watches her son Daichi run out of the house on a chilly spring day in a light t-shirt."He'll be back for a jacket in a few minutes," she thinks to herself.Sure enough,Daichi suddenly bursts in,grabs his jacket,and runs out again.What led Miyako to accurately predict her son's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) empathy 
B) desire psychology 
C) social convention 
D) theory of mind

Question 16

Dr.Cairns must decide whether to administer a lethal dose of narcotics to a dying patient who is in a great deal of pain.What sorts of things would Dr.Cairns consider in making his decision at each of Kohlberg's six stages of moral development?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

What is the underlying concept of the false belief task?

Accepted Answer

A) discerning between right and wrong 
B) setting aside moral considerations 
C) understanding what others think 
D) pretending to feel sympathy for people

Question 18

Who is most likely to demonstrate aggressive behavior in high school?

Accepted Answer

A) a Hispanic American teenager 
B) a Japanese teenager 
C) a European American teenager 
D) a Scandinavian teenager

Question 19

When Lamont saw Debbie looking at her neighbor's paper during the spelling test,he immediately raised his hand and told the teacher that Debbie was cheating.Which component of morality is Lamont demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) reciprocal 
C) behavioral 
D) emotional

Question 20

Highly aggressive youth tend to

Accepted Answer

A) belong to groups in which bullying is seen as a punishable offense. 
B) consider a variety of reactions before acting aggressively. 
C) be highly accepted by most of their age peers. 
D) believe that their aggressive acts will produce positive consequences.

Exam 13: Social Cognition and Moral Development