Exam 15: A: Adolescence

Allowing 26-year-olds to remain on their parents' health insurance illustrates an increasing recognition of a phase of life called

Compared with 40 years ago, in the United States today people are likely to

Which theory would most likely suggest that children often take turns passing and shooting a basketball because they want to avoid having others angry at them, whereas adolescents often do so because they want to play the game the way it's supposed to be played?

Lolita vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect. Erikson would have suggested that Lolita's inconsistency illustrates

Which of the following is TRUE of adolescence today as compared with a century ago?

Henry disapproves of stealing jelly beans from his sister's Easter basket because he thinks his mother will spank him if he does. Henry best represents a ________ morality.

According to Kohlberg, morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is characteristic of the ________ stage.

A student who does not cheat on tests because he doesn't want to violate classroom rules is in Kohlberg's ________ stage.

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

"If you're really concerned about the rights and dignity of women," Yigal asked his older brother, "how can you justify buying pornographic magazines?" Yigal's question indicates that he is in the ________ stage of development.

According to Erikson, later adulthood is to integrity as young adulthood is to

The improved judgment and impulse control that occur as adolescents grow older is made possible by the development of

Piaget is to cognitive development as Erikson is to ________ development.

"Facebook fatigue" is most likely to be experienced by adolescents who become overly absorbed by

Giving up immediate rewards to achieve longer-term goals is called

The term puberty refers to the period of

Formal operational thought is MOST necessary for the development of ________ morality.

Fred has no meaningful occupational goals and has switched college majors several times. Erikson would have suggested that Fred lacks

Which perspective emphasizes that automatic feelings often precede and influence our moral reasoning?

When surrounded by men, a woman may become mindful of her gender because ________ often forms around one's distinctiveness.