Psychology - Unit 8 Kohlberg's Moral Development Self Check Quiz

When a child has no sense of morality, as adults understand the term, Kohlberg would say that the child is at the _______ level of moral reasoning.

a) sensorimotor

b) postcoventional

c) preconventional

d) conventional

c) preconventional

Which of the following behaviors is an example of postconventional morality?

a) breaking the law because you believe the law is wrong

b) breaking the law because many others do

c) breaking the law because the rewards are lucrative

d) breaking the law because a friend told you to

a) breaking the law because you believe the law is wrong

According to Kohlberg, which statement would most coincide with preconventional reasoning?

a) " don't get caught"

b) "Its the law"

c) "everyone has rights"

d) "don't be a jerk"

a) don't get caught

According to Kohlberg, which statement would most coincide with conventional reasoning?

a) " don't get caught"

b) "Its the law"

c) "everyone has rights"

d) "don't be a jerk"

b) its the law

According to Kohlberg, which statement would most coincide with postconventional reasoning?

a) "its the law"

b) don't get caught

c) don't be a jerk

d) this law is unjust

d) this law is unjust

"You shouldn't cheat on your boyfriend. When you're friends find out, you'll be humiliated and won't want to show your face in public." This statement exemplifies Kohlberg's

a) morality as individual survival stage

b) preconventional level of reasoning

c) conventional level of reasoning

d) morality as self-sacrifice stage

c) conventional level of reasoning

"I don't believe in the death penalty, as it is not morally right to take the life of another." This statement exemplifies Kohlberg's

a) postcoventional level of reasoning

b) conventional level of reasoning

c) preconventional level of reasoning

d) morality as self-sacrifice stage

a) postcoventional level of reasoning.

At which stage of moral development were Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., probably functioning?

a) the egalitarian stage

b) the preconventional stage

c) the postcoventional stage

d) the conventional stage

c) the postcoventional stage

Which of the following is the correct order of stages in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

a) preoperational, conventional, postcoventional

b) preconventional, postcoventional, moral

c) preconventional, postcoventional, conventional

d) preconventional, conventional, postcoventional

d) preconventional, conventional, postcoventional

Higher levels of moral development reflect an increase in

a) concern over the ethics of a person's actions

b) understanding rules and laws

c) the consequences of a person's actions

d) doing what society thinks is right

a) concern over the ethics of a person's actions

Which of the following behaviors is an example of Kohlberg's preconventional level?

a) getting good grades to earn money from your parents

b) getting good grades because your parents got good grades

c) getting good grades because the requires it

d) getting good grades because you want good grades.

a) getting good grades to earn money from your parents

In the preconventional level of moral thinking, decisions are based on

a) the laws set by the society the person lives in

b) externally determined punishments and rewards

c) the standards of parents and authorities

d) internally determined punishments and rewards

b) externally determined punishments and rewards

Your roommate tells you not to cheat in this course because you might get caught. Your roommate is operating at the _______ level of Kohlberg's moral development.

a) equality

b) conventional

c) postcoventional

d) preconventional

d) preconventional

If Elena does not cheat on tests because she feels it is important to obey rules set down by her teachers, then she is probably functioning at the _______ stage of moral development.

a) postcoventional

b) survival

c) conventional

d) authoritarian

c) conventional

A child decides to steal a small item from a neighborhood store in order to be accepted into a club. The child reasons that the stealing behavior is acceptable because it is what his friends expect of him. According to Kohlberg, the child is operating at the _______ level.

a) postcoventional

b) preconventional

c) social influence

d) conventional

d) conventional