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Cooldude101 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

What statement characterizes moral development in the older school-age child?

a. Rule violations are viewed in an isolated context.
b. Judgments and rules become more absolute and authoritarian.
c. The child remembers the rules but cannot understand the reasons behind them.
d. The child is able to judge an act by the intentions that prompted it rather than just by the consequences.

Question 2

An 8-year-old girl tells the nurse that she has cancer because God is punishing her for being bad. What should the nurse interpret this as?

a. A common belief at this age
b. Indicative of excessive family pressure
c. Faith that forms the basis for most religions
d. Suggestive of a failure to develop a conscience

Cheesycrackers · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Older school-age children are able to judge an act by the intentions that prompted the behavior rather than just by the consequences. Rule violation is likely to be viewed in relation to the total context in which it appears. Rules and judgments become less absolute and authoritarian. The situation and the morality of the rule itself influence reactions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Children at this age may view illness or injury as a punishment for a real or imagined misbehavior. School-age children expect to be punished and tend to choose a punishment that they think fits the crime. This is a common belief and not related to excessive family pressure. Many faiths do not include a God that causes cancer in response for bad behavior. This statement reflects the child's belief in what is right and wrong.