When Reading a Recent Journal Article Juan Was Confused

question 39

Multiple Choice

When reading a recent journal article Juan was confused. It seems the author used the term self-determination in a way that was not consistent with Juan's
Previous understanding of self-determination but Juan wasn't quite sure because
The author did not operationalize his variables. The author should have included
Operational definitions of his variables in the ____________ of his article.

• A) introduction
• B) method
• C) results
• D) discussion

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Definitions:

Postconventional Level

A stage of moral development in which individuals base their moral judgments on universal ethical principles and personal conscience.

Capital Punishment

The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.

Kohlberg

Lawrence Kohlberg was a psychologist best known for his theory of moral development, which proposes that moral reasoning has six developmental stages.

Baumrind

A psychologist known for her research on parenting styles, identifying three main types: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive.