A mother always thanks clerks at the grocery store. Her daughter ...

[leo leo]

A mother always thanks clerks at the grocery store. Her daughter age 6 years echoes her thank you. The child is demonstrating what mode of value transmission?
 
  A) Modeling
  B) Moralizing
  C) Reward and punishment
  D) Responsible choice

Question 2

While at lunch, a nurse heard other nurses at a nearby table talking about a client they did not like. When they asked him what he thought, he politely refused to join in the conversation. What value was the nurse demonstrating?
 
  A) The importance of food in meeting a basic human need
  B) Basic respect for human dignity
  C) Men do not gossip with women
  D) A low value on collegiality and friendship

[ryhom]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Through modeling, children learn of high or low value by observing parents, peers, and significant others. Modeling can thus lead to socially acceptable or unacceptable behaviors. Children whose caregivers use the moralizing mode of value transmission are taught a complete value system by parents or an institution (e.g., church or school) that allows little opportunity for them to weigh different values. Through rewarding and punishing, children are rewarded for demonstrating values held by parents and punished for demonstrating unacceptable values. Caregivers who follow the responsible-choice mode of value transmission encourage children to explore competing values and to weigh their consequences.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Nurses who feel uncomfortable gossiping with other nurses about patients realize that this behavior contradicts a basic respect for human dignity. This respect is a value that allows one to choose freely to believe in the worth and uniqueness of each individual.