Self-Efficacy and Moral Development

What is self-efficacy?

• The belief that you are capable of carrying out a specific task or reaching a specific goal

• The belief that you are incapable of carrying out a specific task or reaching a specific goal

• The belief that others are capable of carrying out a specific task or reaching a specific goal

• The belief that others are incapable of carrying out a specific task or reaching a specific goal

What can large discrepancies between self-efficacy and ability lead to?

• Motivational problems

• Improved performance

• Increased self-confidence

• Better problem-solving skills

According to Bandura, what is the optimum level of self-efficacy?

• Slightly below true ability

• Slightly above true ability

• Equal to true ability

• Unrelated to true ability

What is Kohlberg's main interest in his study of moral development?

• How people decide what is right and wrong

• How people develop cognitive skills

• How people develop self-efficacy

• How people develop social skills

What did Kohlberg propose about moral development?

• It follows specific patterns

• It is unrelated to cognitive development

• It is solely influenced by social norms

• It is determined by self-interest

What are Kohlberg's stages of moral development organized into?

• Three levels of moral reasoning

• Two levels of moral reasoning

• Four levels of moral reasoning

• Five levels of moral reasoning

In which level of moral reasoning is the focus on self-interest and punishment?

• Preconventional morality

• Conventional morality

• Postconventional morality

• Unconventional morality

What is the main characteristic of conventional morality?

• Decision-making based on social norms or laws

• Decision-making based on self-interest

• Decision-making based on abstract ethical principles

• Decision-making based on punishment

At which level of moral reasoning do individuals consider the good of everyone and ethical principles?

• Postconventional morality

• Preconventional morality

• Conventional morality

• Unconventional morality

What is the highest stage of moral development according to Kohlberg?

• Stage 5

• Stage 6

• Stage 4

• Stage 3