Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Sixteen-year-old Mark believes that everyone notices and evaluates the way he talks after he recently had braces put on his teeth.This tendency for adolescents to become obsessed with what others might think about them is called:

The _____ refers to young teens' sense that that they are constantly being evaluated and observed.

Pauline's parents have been encouraging her to consider colleges that are "not close to home," in order to explore her independence and become a "separate person." Pauline MOST likely lives in a more _____ culture.

Discuss parent-teen conflict.Who initiates the push to separate from parents? When is conflict at its peak,and why? What issues do teens argue about? How does the content of teenage arguments differ by culture? Are there gender differences in the teenage push to separate?

If Hector's "morality" involves the need to obey society's norms,he is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

According to the text,the social status group known as the "Brains" tended to have _____ depression in elementary school and _____ depression in high school.

According to David Elkind,young teens become angry,resentful,and rebellious because they:

Dr.Brainy,a neuroscientist,is giving a lecture on teenage brain development.Which of the following is NOT a statement she can make?