Question

1. According to Lawrence Kohlberg, how should we evaluate people's moral reasoning? a. Ask people what is the right thing to do in certain situations. b. Consider the reasons people give for the moral decisions they make. c. See whether people's actual behavior matches what they say is right or wrong. d. Watch whether people act guilty when they break a rule. 2. Which objection do many psychologists raise against Kohlberg's approach to morality? a. Most moral decisions are based on emotion, not logic. b. Most people need a great deal of time to make a decision about a moral question. c. In most cases, children make moral decisions differently from the way adults do. d. Kohlberg overemphasized respect for authority and underemphasized justice. 3. What does the prisoner's dilemma investigate? a. Causes and effects of bullying b. Development of social groups c. Prejudice toward out-groups d. Cooperation and competition 4. Research suggests that someone feels less responsibility to act under which of these conditions? a. The apparent need for action has a clear deadline. b. Many other people are equally capable of acting, c. The person makes moral decisions based on a sense of justice. d. The person makes moral decisions based on a sense of spiritual purity. 5. What is "pluralistic ignorance"? a. Assuming that everyone else knows more than you do b. Believing that something you heard from an unreliable source is actually true c. Knowing a little about everything but not much about anything d. The tendency for uninformed people to stick tightly to their opinions

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Correct answer and explanation: option b. Moral reasoning theory depends on the causes of behavior and the reasoning people give about their certain actions.

Wrong answer and explanation: options a and d are related to his theory but they explain subparts, not the whole theory. Option c is not related to this theory people opinions and their actions will bring a lot of information. This theory has fixed 3 stages.