In a Study of Israeli Children from Westernized Cities and Arabic

question 123

Multiple Choice

In a study of Israeli children from Westernized cities and Arabic villages, the different patterns of reasoning about justice issues and authority issues are cited as evidence of:

• A) the need to make a distinction between moral issues and culturally specific issues of personal choice and obedience.
• B) the importance of focusing on universal interpersonal concerns.
• C) the need to examine education levels of those participating in the study.
• D) the need for further examinations of unidimensional moral reasoning.

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Definitions:

Bobo Doll

A term referencing an experiment in social psychology that demonstrated how children imitate behaviors observed in adults, particularly acts of aggression.

Catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions, often through art, drama, or psychological means.

Death Instinct

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to an unconscious drive toward decay, destruction, and death.

Thanatos

In Freudian theory, the destructive, death instinct.