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CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2700 UVA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED
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Terms in this set (62)
Ethological Theory How is behavior adaptive?
Ecological Theory huma-built context
- Gender differences exist, but most have very
Main points of gender small effect sizes
development - Biology likely underpins some differences
- Social information contributes highly to where
biology leaves off
- Term used to describe visual appearance
Race (ethnicity used to refer to culture)
- Not a biological reality
- "Ancestry" more meaningful
Social interaction, so therefore modifiable
1. Morality of constraint - rules are regulated by
Piaget: Morality others
2. Transitional Stage - Interactions w/ peers
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influences morality
3. Autonomous morality - self regulation of
morality
1. Pre-conventional
Kohlberg Morality 2. Conventional
3. Post-Conventional
1. Obedience and Punishment
2. Individualism and exchange
3. Mutual interpersonal expectations,
Kohlberg Stages relationships and interpersonal conformity
4. Social system and conscience
5. Social contract or individual rights orientation
6. Universal ethical principles
- Too much emphasis on moral thought and not
Criticisms of enough emphasis on moral behavior
Kohlberg's Theory - No differentiation between moral issues and
issues of social convention
- Stages may be culturally biased
Evolutionary theories - Norms are standards for how to behave
of morality --> Create and enforce rules/norms in order to
work in a group
- Young children around 3 report
moral transgressions as more serious
Social Domain Theory than conventional norms
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CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2700 UVA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED
A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (62)
Ethological Theory How is behavior adaptive?
Ecological Theory huma-built context
- Gender differences exist, but most have very
Main points of gender small effect sizes
development - Biology likely underpins some differences
- Social information contributes highly to where
biology leaves off
- Term used to describe visual appearance
Race (ethnicity used to refer to culture)
- Not a biological reality
- "Ancestry" more meaningful
Social interaction, so therefore modifiable
1. Morality of constraint - rules are regulated by
Piaget: Morality others
2. Transitional Stage - Interactions w/ peers
1/
10
, 7/21/25, 8:14
PM
influences morality
3. Autonomous morality - self regulation of
morality
1. Pre-conventional
Kohlberg Morality 2. Conventional
3. Post-Conventional
1. Obedience and Punishment
2. Individualism and exchange
3. Mutual interpersonal expectations,
Kohlberg Stages relationships and interpersonal conformity
4. Social system and conscience
5. Social contract or individual rights orientation
6. Universal ethical principles
- Too much emphasis on moral thought and not
Criticisms of enough emphasis on moral behavior
Kohlberg's Theory - No differentiation between moral issues and
issues of social convention
- Stages may be culturally biased
Evolutionary theories - Norms are standards for how to behave
of morality --> Create and enforce rules/norms in order to
work in a group
- Young children around 3 report
moral transgressions as more serious
Social Domain Theory than conventional norms
2/
10
