According to research, which of the following is the best explanation for the high academic achievement of Vietnamese and Laotian refugees when they settle in the United States?
a. They have high levels of native intelligence.
b. Their parents communicate values that emphasize achievement.
c. They have learning styles that are compatible with instruction as it typically occurs in American classrooms.
d. They typically enter the United States fluent in English, so language is not a problem for them.
Ques. 2The student who best demonstrates social problem solving is:
a. Garrett.
b. Ian.
c. Luke.
d. Cody.
Ques. 3Critics of capital punishment make the following argument: Capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime. The only real deterrent is the certainty of being apprehended, being quickly tried, and jailed.
From this argument, we could infer that the critics view people as operating primarily at which stage of moral reasoning?
a. Punishment and obedience
b. Market exchange
c. Interpersonal harmony
d. Law and order
Ques. 4It's okay to cheat on examinations. Everyone does it . . . is reasoning at which of Kohlberg's stages?
a. Punishment and obedience
b. Market exchange
c. Interpersonal harmony
d. Law and order
Ques. 5Of the following, which is the best definition of culture?
a. A person's ancestry and the way individuals identify with the nation from which they or their ancestors came
b. The knowledge, attitudes, values, and customs that characterize a social group
c. Beliefs, values, and behaviors that reject the values of mainstream society
d. The anxiety experienced by members of a group resulting from concern that their behavior might confirm a stereotype
Ques. 6Which of the follow suggested that moral development begins with external morality and gradually moves to internalization?
a. Bruner
b. Chomsky
c. Erikson
d. Piaget
Ques. 7Maintaining an orderly society is characteristic of which stage of moral reasoning?
a. Punishment and obedience
b. Market exchange
c. Interpersonal harmony
d. Law and order
Ques. 8Of the following, the most central features of Kohlberg's research technique are:
a. identity crises.
b. moral dilemmas.
c. stages.
d. ethics.