What are the characteristics of moral development in adolescence?
What will be an ideal response?
The highest level of moral reasoning in Kohlberg's theory is postconventional morality.
At this level, moral reasoning is based upon one's own moral standards.
Postconventional morality contains two stages: stage 5 (which has a contractual and
legalistic orientation) and stage 6 (which relies upon universal ethical principles).
Kohlberg's research (1963) using American children indicated that among 7- to 10-
year-olds, stages 5 and 6 were virtually absent. However, by age 16, stage 5 reasoning
was shown by about 20% of adolescents and stage 6 reasoning was shown by
approximately 5% of adolescents.
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a. ?the double-blind design b. ?random variables c. ?the placebo effect d. ?confirmation bias
A study participant is given a list of words to remember. One week later, he recalls the list. Let's say that one of the list words was PEAR. Which of the following, none of which actually appeared on the list, would be most likely incorrectly recalled if the participant doesn't remember PEAR?
a. REAR b. PAIR c. APPLE d. BEAR
Jennifer agrees with Lev Vygotsky that learning is a social interaction within the zone of proximal development and that learners and mentors continually adjust to each other. Her approach to education is
formal operational. dialectical. postformal. hypothetical-deductive.
The Pew Research Center (2011) found that __________ of American college graduates said their degree had been a good investment.
A. 16% B. 27% C. 63% D. 84%