Lifespan (Socioemotional Development – Moral Development)

Question 1

A child says that a person who breaks eight dishes by accident should receive more punishment than a person who breaks two dishes on purpose. As described by Piaget, this child is in which stage of moral development?
A. premoral
B. preconventional
C. heteronomous
D. autonomous

Answer 1

C. heteronomous

Question 2

In response to the “Heinz dilemma,” some of Kohlberg’s research subjects said it was wrong for Heinz to steal a drug to try to save his dying wife because Heinz would get caught and sent to jail. This response is characteristic of Kohlberg’s __________ level of moral development.

Answer 2

B. preconventional

Question 3

As described by Piaget, children in the heteronomous stage of moral reasoning base their judgments about a person’s behavior on which of the following?
A. the consequences of the behavior
B. the person’s intentions
C. what they would have done in the same situation
D. their familiarity with the behavior or situation

Answer 3

A. the consequences of the behavior