Question
(TCOs 6 and 8) According to Plaget's ideas about children's moral development, a child who insists that the rules of a game cannot be changed because they come from authorities such as parents or religious figures is demonstrating moral development at which stage? Moral relativism Moral realism Ego ideal Postconventional middot(TCOs 6 and 8) Of the following, which is an example of controlling speech used among middle childhood boys? "I can help" "Why are you so mean?" "Can you fix this?" "Try to stop me." (TCOs 7 and 9) Dawn has just turned 13 years old, and she recently experienced menarche. If Dawn becomes sexually active, will she be at risk for pregnancy? Possibly. Although irregular menstrual cycles are the norm for some time, pregnancy is still possible. Not likely, because irregular menstrual cycles signal the absence of ovulation No. The irregularity of menstrual cycles after menarche means that it would be impossible to have intercourse during an ovulatory cycle. Probably not She would be too young to get pregnant. (TCOs 7 and 9) According to your textbook, among teenagers sensation seeking appears to be least associated with which of the following?
Explanation / Answer
Answer: Moral Realism
Moral realism is the first stage of Piaget's moral developemnt. In this stage children accept the rules as given by the authorities and they believe that such rules must be followed and can not be changed. Childrens around age 4 to 7 years are in a stage of moral realism.
