HESI PEDS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION STUDY SHEET
●● At which stage of Kohlberg's theory is the child afraid of
punishment?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4
Answer: a
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, at stage 1 a child
is afraid of punishment.
At stage 2, the child recognizes that there is more than one correct
viewpoint.
At stage 3, an individual seeks the approval of and maintains the
expectations of one's immediate group.
At stage 4, an individual expands focus from a relationship with others
to societal concerns
●● While performing the physical assessment of an infant, the nurse
notices the infant has developed a color preference for red and yellow.
What is most likely to be the age of the infant?
,a. 4 weeks
b. 8 weeks
c. 15 weeks
d. 20 weeks
Answer: d
An infant develops a color preference for yellow and red between 20 to
28 weeks of age.
At 4 weeks, the infant can follow a range of 90 degrees.
Between 6 to 12 weeks of age, the infant develops peripheral vision to
180 degrees. Between 12 to 20 weeks of age, the infant is able to
accommodate to near objects.
●● A child wants to be on time for a family dinner. According to
Kohlberg's theory, what stage of development is the child going
through?
a. Good boy-nice girl orientation
b. Society-maintaining orientation
c. Instrumental relativist orientation
d. Universal ethical principle orientation
Answer: c
,When a child wants to be on time for a family dinner, this thought
exemplified the instrumental relativist orientation stage. A child at this
stage follows his or her parent's rules.
During the good boy-nice girl orientation stage, a child wants to win the
approval of and maintain the expectations of one's immediate group.
During the society-maintaining orientation stage, an individual expands
focus from a relationship with others to societal concerns.
During the universal ethical principle orientation stage, the concept of
"rightness" is defined by self-chosen ethical principles
●● According to Piaget, which statement describes the concrete
operation stage?
a. During this stage, children have egocentric thoughts.
b. During this stage, children are able to perform mental operations.
c. During this stage, children learn to think with the use of symbols and
mental images.
d. During this stage, children develop an action pattern for dealing with
the environment.
Answer: b
During the concrete operation stage, children are able to perform mental
operations.
During the formal operations stage, there is prevalence of egocentric
thoughts.
, During the preoperational stage, children learn to think with the use of
symbols and mental images.
During the sensorimotor stage, children develop an action pattern for
dealing with the environment
●● According to Piaget's theory, which of these statements about the
period of concrete operations is true?
a. A child develops a scheme for dealing with the environment.
b. A child is able to describe a process without actually doing it.
c. A child has the capacity to reason with respect to possibilities.
d. A child believes that everyone experiences the world exactly as he or
she does.
Answer: b
According to Piaget's theory, a child is able to describe a process without
actually carrying it out in the concrete operations period.
A child develops a scheme for dealing with the environment during the
sensorimotor period.
A child gains the capacity to reason with respect to possibilities during
the formal operations period.
A child believes that everyone experiences the world exactly as he or she
does during the preoperational period.
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION STUDY SHEET
●● At which stage of Kohlberg's theory is the child afraid of
punishment?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4
Answer: a
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, at stage 1 a child
is afraid of punishment.
At stage 2, the child recognizes that there is more than one correct
viewpoint.
At stage 3, an individual seeks the approval of and maintains the
expectations of one's immediate group.
At stage 4, an individual expands focus from a relationship with others
to societal concerns
●● While performing the physical assessment of an infant, the nurse
notices the infant has developed a color preference for red and yellow.
What is most likely to be the age of the infant?
,a. 4 weeks
b. 8 weeks
c. 15 weeks
d. 20 weeks
Answer: d
An infant develops a color preference for yellow and red between 20 to
28 weeks of age.
At 4 weeks, the infant can follow a range of 90 degrees.
Between 6 to 12 weeks of age, the infant develops peripheral vision to
180 degrees. Between 12 to 20 weeks of age, the infant is able to
accommodate to near objects.
●● A child wants to be on time for a family dinner. According to
Kohlberg's theory, what stage of development is the child going
through?
a. Good boy-nice girl orientation
b. Society-maintaining orientation
c. Instrumental relativist orientation
d. Universal ethical principle orientation
Answer: c
,When a child wants to be on time for a family dinner, this thought
exemplified the instrumental relativist orientation stage. A child at this
stage follows his or her parent's rules.
During the good boy-nice girl orientation stage, a child wants to win the
approval of and maintain the expectations of one's immediate group.
During the society-maintaining orientation stage, an individual expands
focus from a relationship with others to societal concerns.
During the universal ethical principle orientation stage, the concept of
"rightness" is defined by self-chosen ethical principles
●● According to Piaget, which statement describes the concrete
operation stage?
a. During this stage, children have egocentric thoughts.
b. During this stage, children are able to perform mental operations.
c. During this stage, children learn to think with the use of symbols and
mental images.
d. During this stage, children develop an action pattern for dealing with
the environment.
Answer: b
During the concrete operation stage, children are able to perform mental
operations.
During the formal operations stage, there is prevalence of egocentric
thoughts.
, During the preoperational stage, children learn to think with the use of
symbols and mental images.
During the sensorimotor stage, children develop an action pattern for
dealing with the environment
●● According to Piaget's theory, which of these statements about the
period of concrete operations is true?
a. A child develops a scheme for dealing with the environment.
b. A child is able to describe a process without actually doing it.
c. A child has the capacity to reason with respect to possibilities.
d. A child believes that everyone experiences the world exactly as he or
she does.
Answer: b
According to Piaget's theory, a child is able to describe a process without
actually carrying it out in the concrete operations period.
A child develops a scheme for dealing with the environment during the
sensorimotor period.
A child gains the capacity to reason with respect to possibilities during
the formal operations period.
A child believes that everyone experiences the world exactly as he or she
does during the preoperational period.
