Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Ethical Development

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes ethical development?

• A) A child who decides not to play with her mother's jewellery because she is afraid she will be punished is in a state of ego-centred ethical development.
• B) An individual with conventional ethics is self-centred.
• C) An adult who refuses to visit his aunt in the hospital because the visit will cause him to miss Hockey Night in Canada on television is in the postconventional stage of ethical development.
• D) An individual in the preconventional stage of ethical development would be more concerned about rewards and punishment than about what is right or wrong.

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Definitions:

Superior Colliculi

Paired structures in the midbrain that are involved in visual and auditory reflexes and coordinate head and eye movements.

Cerebrum

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, responsible for higher brain functions such as thought, action, reasoning, emotion, and memory.

Inferior Colliculi

Pair of structures located in the midbrain, involved in auditory processing and acting as a major relay center for sound information.

Pyramids

Ancient massive structures with a square base and four triangular sides, mainly found in Egypt as tombs for pharaohs.