At Age 3, Heike Shows Great Concern When Her Mother

question 73

Multiple Choice

At age 3, Heike shows great concern when her mother injures her finger while gardening. Given her empathy in this situation, which of the following will be true of Heike at age 5?

• A) She is likely to ignore social convention in her moral behaviors.
• B) She will show strong moral self-perceptions.
• C) She will understand and act on moral imperatives.
• D) Her empathy does not predict tendencies in moral identity or action.

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