Which Statement Best Describes the Connection Between Moral Reasoning and Theory

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the connection between moral reasoning and theory of mind?

• A) Children cannot develop any form of moral reasoning until they are also able to consistently pass theory of mind related tasks.
• B) Moral reasoning skills are essential to the development of theory of mind abilities.
• C) The age at which children display moral reasoning skills has little association to their performance on false belief tasks.
• D) Theory of mind skills relate to a child's ability to correctly reason about their own, but not others' moral actions.
• E) Children who pass false belief tasks are more likely to consider a transgressor's beliefs and intentions about a situation when judging wrongdoing.

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