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Which of the following statements concerning moral development is not true? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
Children generally become better at telling the difference between moral and conventional transgressions as they age.
B
Children commonly use internal standards to reason about behavior at an early age.
C
What is determined as right or wrong is universally defined and agreed upon.
D
Parental views on what is right and wrong greatly influence children's moral reasoning.
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Which of the following is a criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
Research indicates that cognition influences moral development.
B
Research finds that individuals generally progress through moral reasoning stages as age increases.
C
Research indicates that moral development may differ across cultures.
D
Research indicates that an individual's moral reasoning is connected to moral behavior.
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Which of the following statments does not represent the relationship between culture and one's moral reasoning?

A
Cultures generally differ in what behaviors are considered appropriate.
B
One's thought and beliefs are generally independent of cultural influences.
C
Many cultures value an individual's rights and well-being when establishing moral standards.
D
Many cultures consider situational influences when judging one's behavior as right or wrong.
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Lawrence Kohlberg’s research involved __________ of different ages and basing his theory on their reactions and responses.

A
justifying the moral reasoning of males
B
judging the immoral acts of males
C
posing hypothetical moral dilemmas to individuals
D
causing moral dilemmas for individuals
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Lawrence Kohlberg felt that one of the only ways individuals will accomplish the objectives in each of his six stages was to participate in __________ in small group settings.

A
consensus democracy
B
obedience and punishment
C
law and order
D
ethical behaviors
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Which stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning is based on one's personal code of ethics?

A
unconventional
B
conventional
C
preconventional
D
postconventional
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Lawrence Kohlberg theory of moral reasoning consists of __________ levels of moral development and __________ stages.

A
three . . . six
B
eight . . . four
C
six . . . three
D
four . . . eight
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Lawrence Kohlberg believed an individual’s moral behavior was an outcome of one’s current stage of cognitive development.

A
T
B
F
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The __________ approach to moral development consists of identifying different ways one can behave in situations that will benefit oneself without harming others.

A
virtue
B
rights
C
neo-Kohlbergian
D
utilitarian
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Individuals in the postconventional level emphasize behaving in a manner that will not cause them to be criticized by authority figures. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
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Kohlberg believed people shift back and forth between the six schemas in his three levels of moral reasoning, depending on the circumstance and the person's current level of cognitive development. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
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Read the following scenario and answer the question that follows. After watching the morning news, roommates Kelly and Rob argued about whether or not a man on trial should have been sentenced to prison for robbing goods and giving to those on welfare. Rob argued that the man should not have been convicted because he broke the law for a good cause while Kelly argued that the man should be convicted because it is against the law to steal so the man's behavior was wrong. Based on Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning which of the following statements would Kohlberg agree with?

A
Kelly is at a higher level of moral reasoning than Rob.
B
Rob is at a higher level of moral reasoning than Kelly.
C
Rob and Kelly are at the same level of moral reasoning.
D
Rob has more knowledge than Kelly concerning criminal behavior.
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One who believes that wrong behavior is the behaviors that are punished is in the ___________ of moral reasoning.

A
unconventional
B
postconventional
C
preconventional
D
conventional

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