A Child's Ability to Conform to Parental Standards of Behaviour

question 127

Multiple Choice

A child's ability to conform to parental standards of behaviour without direct supervision is

• A) moral reality.
• B) rival reality.
• C) self-regulation.
• D) inner turmoil.

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Definitions:

Lawrence Kohlberg

An American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.

Cognitive Structures

Mental frameworks that individuals use to organize and interpret information, guiding how they perceive the world.

Assimilation

In psychology, a cognitive process where individuals integrate new information into existing frameworks or schemas.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that describes how children's thinking evolves in stages as they interact with their environment.