Question 1

Fourteen-year-old Lisa was asked, "What would happen if everyone in the world suddenly went blind?" She responded, "Those who had previously been blind would become leaders." Lisa's answer indicates she is in the ________ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)   concrete operational
B)   postconventional
C)   formal operational
D)   preoperational

Question 2

Compared with their counterparts in more collectivist countries, 17-year-olds in North America are more likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A)   infantile amnesia.
B)   a critical period.
C)   social identity.
D)   romantic relationships.

Question 3

The average age at which puberty begins is ________ in boys; in girls, it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   14; 13
B)   13; 11
C)   11; 10
D)   10; 9

Question 4

Haidt's intuitionist perspective highlights the impact of automatic gut-level feelings on

Accepted Answer

A)   attachment.
B)   egocentrism.
C)   moral judgments.
D)   stranger anxiety.

Question 5

Adolescence is typically a time of

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A)   diminishing parental influence and diminishing peer influence.
B)   growing parental influence and growing peer influence.
C)   diminishing parental influence and growing peer influence.
D)   growing parental influence and diminishing peer influence.

Question 6

To which of Kohlberg's levels would moral reasoning based on the existence of fundamental human rights pertain?

Accepted Answer

A)   preconventional morality
B)   conventional morality
C)   postconventional morality
D)   generative morality

Question 7

Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n)  ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

A)   conventional
B)   unconventional
C)   preconventional
D)   postconventional

Question 8

According to Kohlberg, morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

A)   conventional
B)   preconventional
C)   concrete operational
D)   postconventional

Question 9

Juanita suffers from a painful back condition. Smoking marijuana would reduce her pain, but she thinks it would be wrong because it is prohibited by the laws of her state. Juanita is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ level of morality.

Accepted Answer

A)   conventional
B)   unconventional
C)   preconventional
D)   postconventional

Question 10

Regis thinks it's wrong to drive over the speed limit simply because he might get punished for doing so. He is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ stage of morality.

Accepted Answer

A)   conventional
B)   postconventional
C)   preconventional
D)   preoperational

Question 11

According to Erikson, trust is to infancy as identity is to

Accepted Answer

A)   infancy.
B)   childhood.
C)   adulthood.
D)   adolescence.

Question 12

After puberty, the self-concept usually becomes

Accepted Answer

A)   more positive in boys.
B)   more positive in girls.
C)   more positive in both boys and girls.
D)   more negative in both boys and girls.

Question 13

The sexual abuse of a very young child is so emotionally repulsive to most people that they immediately recognize it as shamefully immoral. This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect

Accepted Answer

A)   habituation.
B)   insecure attachments.
C)   affectively laden intuitions.
D)   formal operations.

Question 14

Jessica acts so differently with her parents than with her girlfriends that she often thinks her personality is completely phony. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Jessica is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentrism.
B)   insecure attachment.
C)   role confusion.
D)   postconventional morality.

Question 15

Many people would find it more morally repulsive to kill someone by thrusting a knife into his or her body than by shooting him or her with a gun from a distance. This is best explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)   Erikson's psychosocial perspective.
B)   Harlow's attachment perspective.
C)   Haidt's intuitionist perspective.
D)   Kohlberg's moral development perspective.

Question 16

Avoiding physical punishment is to ________ morality as respecting the laws of society is to ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

A)   conventional; postconventional
B)   preconventional; postconventional
C)   conventional; preconventional
D)   preconventional; conventional

Question 17

In teen calls to hotline counseling services, the most discussed topic is

Accepted Answer

A)   parent-child conflict.
B)   peer relationships.
C)   secondary sex characteristics.
D)   moral intuition.

Question 18

Learning to delay gratification promotes

Accepted Answer

A)   maturation.
B)   imprinting.
C)   moral action.
D)   permissive parenting.

Question 19

Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for

Accepted Answer

A)   competence.
B)   intimacy.
C)   autonomy.
D)   trust.

Question 20

Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited, appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

Accepted Answer

A)   preconventional
B)   postconventional
C)   concrete operational
D)   conventional

Exam 15: Adolescence

Many people would find it more morally repulsive to kill someone by thrusting a knife into his or her body than by shooting him or her with a gun from a distance. This is best explained in terms of

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Learning to delay gratification promotes

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Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n) ________ morality.

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Haidt's intuitionist perspective highlights the impact of automatic gut-level feelings on

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The average age at which puberty begins is ________ in boys; in girls, it is ________.

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In teen calls to hotline counseling services, the most discussed topic is

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Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for

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Adolescence is typically a time of

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According to Kohlberg, morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents ________ morality.

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To which of Kohlberg's levels would moral reasoning based on the existence of fundamental human rights pertain?

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Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited, appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

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The sexual abuse of a very young child is so emotionally repulsive to most people that they immediately recognize it as shamefully immoral. This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect

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Jessica acts so differently with her parents than with her girlfriends that she often thinks her personality is completely phony. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Jessica is experiencing

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Compared with their counterparts in more collectivist countries, 17-year-olds in North America are more likely to experience

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Fourteen-year-old Lisa was asked, "What would happen if everyone in the world suddenly went blind?" She responded, "Those who had previously been blind would become leaders." Lisa's answer indicates she is in the ________ stage of development.

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Juanita suffers from a painful back condition. Smoking marijuana would reduce her pain, but she thinks it would be wrong because it is prohibited by the laws of her state. Juanita is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ level of morality.

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After puberty, the self-concept usually becomes

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According to Erikson, trust is to infancy as identity is to

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Regis thinks it's wrong to drive over the speed limit simply because he might get punished for doing so. He is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ stage of morality.

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Avoiding physical punishment is to ________ morality as respecting the laws of society is to ________ morality.

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