Deck 4: Moral Reasoning

Question 1

In reference to what became of the seven deadly sins, in contrast to the current capitalist motto "Let the buyer beware," in the middle ages the motto was

A) Caveat emptor
B) Caveat vendor
C) Seller beware
D) Let buyer and seller both fear God

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Erikson's ethical stage of value orientations involves

A) a categorical belief in absolute authority
B) the recognition that all people are ultimately responsible for their actions
C) attempts to reason about multiple authority sources
D) implicitly recognizing that society has grand plans in their designs

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Erikson's most advanced stage of value orientations is the ___________ stage.

A) moral
B) ideological
C) ethical
D) ontogenetic

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of Erikson's value orientation stages has both an implicit and explicit component?

A) moral
B) ideological
C) ethical
D) ontogenetic

Question 5

Based on Kohlberg's theory, how can moral identity be most effectively taught?

A) through active, participatory learning
B) by sustaining the equilibrium among existing moral schemas
C) through a curriculum based on "education for choice"
D) all of the above

Question 6

What does the second substage of Kohlberg's conventional moral reasoning involve?

A) self-interest
B) fear of punishment
C) social approval
D) duty and obligation

Question 7

What does the second substage of Kohlberg's pre-conventional moral reasoning involve?

A) self-interest
B) fear of punishment
C) social approval
D) duty and obligation

Question 8

Formal-operational cognitive capacities involve

A) thinking about concrete objects and events
B) using trial and error to solve problems
C) propositional thinking and abstract reasoning
D) adapting to the requirements of formal institutions

Question 9

Piaget called the most advanced stage of cognitive development, involving moral reasoning, ___________.

A) moral autonomy
B) moral relativism
C) moral realism
D) ethical realism

Question 10

The common thread between movement through both Kohlberg's moral reasoning stages and Erikson's Value Orientation Stages is likely

A) empathy
B) cognitive dissonance
C) perspective taking
D) proactive identity formation