Which of the following best describes a child whose thinking is governed by moral relativism (morality of cooperation)?
a. believes that rules are fixed
b. doesn't consider the reason behind a person's actions
c. allows for extenuating circumstances
d. believes there should be one kind of punishment for one kind of crime, regardless of circumstances of the crime
Ques. 2Piaget's work in moral development suggests that the typical six-year-old
a. holds that behavior is right or wrong.
b. believes that rules are flexible.
c. considers the intentions of an act.
d. has a realistic view of honesty and dishonesty.
Ques. 3In his work on the development of moral reasoning in children, Piaget found that
a. young children tend to be much more literal than adolescents in their interpretation of rules.
b. eight-year-olds take into consideration the motive in wrongdoing.
c. adolescents judge the degree of guilt by the magnitude of the crime, with no thought for the intentions of the wrongdoer.
d. eight- and twelve-year-olds go through the same process and arrive at essentially the same conclusions in determining the degree of guilt for any given crime.
Ques. 4Using computers in the classroom to simulate expert peers or collaborative partners to enhance learning supports
a. James Marcia's theory of identity statuses.
b. Lev Vygotsky's notion of scaffolding.
c. Erik Erikson's epigenetic principle.
d. Jean Piaget's concept of formal operations.
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