When Presented with Piaget's Stories Designed to Assess Children's Moral

question 57

Multiple Choice

When presented with Piaget's stories designed to assess children's moral reasoning, Piaget would expect 11-year-old Jabar to say that

• A) the child who broke 15 glasses is naughtier than the child who broke 1 glass.
• B) the child who broke 1 glass is naughtier than the child who broke 15 glasses.
• C) both children are very naughty.
• D) neither child is naughty.

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Definitions:

Shales

Fine-grained sedimentary rocks that can split into thin, parallel layers, composed mainly of clay minerals.

Siltstones

Fine-grained sedimentary rocks that consist predominantly of silt particles, smaller than sand grains but larger than clay, often formed in quiet water environments.

Lime Muds

Fine-grained sediments composed largely of calcium carbonate, typically formed in marine environments where organisms such as coral or foraminifera are prevalent.

Carbonate Rocks

Sedimentary rocks, such as limestone, that are primarily composed of carbonate minerals, typically formed in marine environments.