Answering Machine

Answering machine

Gilligan argued that:

Caring relationships are a better marker of morality than justice

What constitutes morality may differ by gender

Men are morally inferior to women

All of the above

Penelope spread a nasty rumor about her friend Caroline. Caroline found out and publicly disinvited Penelope from her upcoming birthday party. This is an example of a(n):

Natural consequence

Logical consequence

Punishment

Behavioral contract

Which of the following is NOT true about spanking?

Overall behavior improves as a result of spanking

Overall behavior gets worse as a result of moderate to severe spanking

Severe spanking can have long term effects on child development

Warm and supportive parents can counteract the negative effect of spanking on behavior

Four year old Allie loves lollipops. Her friend Mikey loves balloons. Mikey falls and starts to cry. To make him feel better, Allie is most likely to:

Offer Mikey a lollipop

Offer Mikey a balloon

Run to her mother for comfort

Cry herself

TRUE or FALSE: The brain of a young child is not fully formed, but has two times more synapses than an adult brain: (T)

Of the following, which part of the brain is the most developed by the time a child reaches the age of two? (Hint: think about what 2 year olds can do - what)

Motor areas

Prefrontal cortex

Language centers

The left side

The amount of grey matter in the developing brain ______________ with age:

Increases and synapses proliferate

Decreases and synapses are pruned

Stays the same

Increases and decreases unpredictably

To promote language development, parents should:

Talk about a variety of topics

Use a variety of words

Engage in regular conversations with their children

All of the above

The evidence that morality begins to develop between the ages of 2 and 5 is the emergence of:

Shame

The Id

Cognitive schema

Guilt

TRUE or FALSE: The children of overprotective parents appear to suffer no long term neurological effects when they reach adulthood. (F)

Two year old Peter proudly declares that he ...