Question 1

When 10-month-old Ike sees his brother Jerome accidentally let go of his balloon and start to cry,Ike also begins to cry.This behavior indicates that Ike

Accepted Answer

A)  can express global empathy. 
B)  is gifted. 
C)  can share. 
D)  has a conscience.

Question 2

The relationship between delinquency and low-income status may be related to the fact that peer-group status is often related to one's ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  completely avoid any antisocial conduct. 
B)  engage in antisocial conduct,yet stay out of jail. 
C)  avoid antisocial conduct,yet go to jail. 
D)  engage in antisocial conduct and go to jail.

Question 3

At what Piagetian stage of moral development does a child believe in immanent justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomous morality 
B)  heteronomous morality 
C)  social-system morality 
D)  punishment and obedience morality

Question 4

_______________________ empathy is the young infant's empathic response in which clear boundaries between the feelings and needs of the self and those of another have not yet been established.

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary 
B)  Secondary 
C)  Self-directed 
D)  Global

Question 5

When discussing the accomplishments of Jewell

Accepted Answer

A)  She understood the need for a winter job program. 
B)  She believed that work did not have to be shared equitably. 
C)  She believed that there should be prohibitions against locking tardy students out of the classroom. 
D)  She expected reasonable motivation to help others. 
E) Cash,which of the following statements is false?

Question 6

In regard to the efforts to help children with conduct problems,there is a ______________________ consensus on what works (Mash & Wolfe,2007).

Accepted Answer

A)  strong 
B)  weak 
C)  lack of 
D)  None of these.

Question 7

Loretta indicates religion is very important in her life.What country would you expect her to reside in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  Mexico

Question 8

Based on research findings,the use of parental induction would be most effective in helping develop the moral behaviors of a

Accepted Answer

A)  2-year-old from a middle-class family. 
B)  6-year-old from a lower-class family. 
C)  9-year-old from a middle-class family. 
D)  12-year-old from a lower-class family.

Question 9

Which does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  love withdrawal 
B)  conscience 
C)  power assertion 
D)  induction

Question 10

Moral competence is to moral performance as

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect is to direct. 
B)  ability is to performance in specific situations. 
C)  feminine is to masculine. 
D)  autonomous is to heteronomous.

Question 11

____________________________ theory of morality emphasizes a distinction between a child's moral competence (the ability to produce moral behaviors)and moral performance (those behaviors in specific situations).

Accepted Answer

A)  Social-cognitive 
B)  Psychoanalytical 
C)  Behaviorist 
D)  Eclectic

Question 12

Altruism is defined as helping someone

Accepted Answer

A)  whom you do not know. 
B)  who requested your help. 
C)  without expecting anything in return. 
D)  after he or she has first helped you.

Question 13

What do the majority of contemporary developmental psychologists view as the basis for moral behavior in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  instincts 
B)  past patterns of reinforcement 
C)  current level of moral reasoning 
D)  positive and negative feelings

Question 14

Which statement regarding Piaget and Kohlberg is not true in relation to parents and moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that parents do not provide any unique or essential inputs to children's moral development. 
B)  They believe that parents do not provide any role-taking opportunities. 
C)  They believe that peers play an important role in moral development. 
D)  None of these is believed by both theorists.

Question 15

Jefferson,who believes in privacy and personal freedom,becomes aware that a children's book has been banned because it portrays an unwed mother in a positive manner.As a result,Jefferson participates in a public protest and purchases several copies of the book for anyone wishing to read the work.At which level of moral reasoning does Jefferson appear to be operating?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Dr.Henry asks his subjects questions like,"How should teachers treat their students?" What is he likely to be interested in?

Accepted Answer

A)  androgyny 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  moral development 
D)  identification theory

Question 17

If you believe that the key to moral development is a child's ability to resist temptation and to develop self-control,your beliefs most closely resemble those of _________ theorists.

Accepted Answer

A)  social-cognitive 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behavioral 
D)  humanistic

Question 18

Kirby's peer group always agrees that each of them should get 10 tries at hitting a pitched ball.When two younger children want to play,the group agrees that the younger kids should each get 20 tries.Kirby's group's behavior indicates

Accepted Answer

A)  a fear of immanent justice. 
B)  preconventional moral thought. 
C)  autonomous thinking. 
D)  heteronomous thinking.

Question 19

Of the following,whose behavior illustrates one of the major criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Murphy,who is 20 years old,but is still in the middle level of moral reasoning. 
B)  Jim and his identical brother Phil,who operate at different levels of moral reasoning 
C)  Brent,who in conversation produces highly ethical arguments,but who illegally parked in a handicapped parking spot earlier in the day. 
D)  Miles,whose parents were able to help him learn to reason at higher levels.

Question 20

Which is not a positive feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy 
B)  sympathy 
C)  admiration 
D)  All of these are positive feelings.

Exam 13: Moral Development