Question 1

Define Kohlberg's preconventional,conventional,and postconventional levels of moral thinking.Then give a real-life example of each kind of reasoning.

Accepted Answer

Preconventional: Morality revolves aroun

Question 2

Which teenage stereotype is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most teens drink and abuse drugs. 
B) Teenagers are more prone to take risks when in a group of peers. 
C) Teenagers are more emotional than adults. 
D) Teenagers are more sensitive to what their friends think than adults. 
A) Most teens drink and abuse drugs. 
B) Teenagers are more prone to take risks when in a group of peers. 
C) Teenagers are more emotional than adults. 
D) Teenagers are more sensitive to what their friends think than adults.

Question 3

Describe the changes in thinking that occur during Piaget's formal operational stage,and cite real-life examples.

Accepted Answer

In formal operations,people can think ab

Question 4

Among pre-teens,being in the popular crowd makes kids less aggressive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Pilar is giving tips to her local school board about how to make high schools more responsive to teenagers' needs.Based on this chapter,which is NOT a recommendation she should make?

Accepted Answer

A) "Consider starting high school later in the day." 
B) "Institute more arts offerings and school-based service-learning classes." 
C) "Provide more hands-on-work that allows teens to think independently." 
D) "Offer more discipline." 
A) "Consider starting high school later in the day." 
B) "Institute more arts offerings and school-based service-learning classes." 
C) "Provide more hands-on-work that allows teens to think independently." 
D) "Offer more discipline."

Question 6

All are properties of formal operational thought EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) reasoning like scientists. 
B) thinking abstractly. 
C) using logic in approaching problems. 
D) using reversibility for the first time. 
A) reasoning like scientists. 
B) thinking abstractly. 
C) using logic in approaching problems. 
D) using reversibility for the first time.

Question 7

According to Elkind,young teens believe that everyone is watching and evaluating them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Victor is a 16-year-old boy.According to the text,which activities might best predict Victor's competence,confidence,and occupational success in future years?

Accepted Answer

A) having a part-time job 
B) having a romantic relationship 
C) having interests in a range of school-related clubs 
D) coming home right after school to study for hours 
A) having a part-time job 
B) having a romantic relationship 
C) having interests in a range of school-related clubs 
D) coming home right after school to study for hours

Question 9

Nien decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he feels that "good people" don't steal.Nien is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

According to research,when the "bad guys" crowd gets together,they:

Accepted Answer

A) think through their actions more carefully. 
B) egg each other on to commit antisocial acts. 
C) reject the most antisocial members of the group. 
D) model the member with the best social skills. 
A) think through their actions more carefully. 
B) egg each other on to commit antisocial acts. 
C) reject the most antisocial members of the group. 
D) model the member with the best social skills.

Question 11

When people enter formal operations,they can think abstractly and scientifically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Fourteen-year-old Deirdre argues with her parents,experiments with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol,and is incredibly sensitive to the opinions of her peers.According to an evolutionary psychologist,Deirdre's risk-taking tendencies and excessive emotionality:

Accepted Answer

A) allow her to be punished more readily,permitting better cognitive development. 
B) allow her to leave home at an earlier time. 
C) makes it less likely that she will become involved in dangerous activities in her 20s. 
D) serve to push her into the world and to construct a successful adult life. 
A) allow her to be punished more readily,permitting better cognitive development. 
B) allow her to leave home at an earlier time. 
C) makes it less likely that she will become involved in dangerous activities in her 20s. 
D) serve to push her into the world and to construct a successful adult life.

Question 13

When reasoning at Kohlberg's _____ stage,a person's morality focuses on punishment or reward.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When reasoning at Kohlberg's _____ stage,a person's...

Question 14

In the teenage years,the frontal lobes of the brain have not yet fully matured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe three interventions to help the wider world better fit the teenage mind.Explain why these changes are appropriate,based on your understanding of teenage brain development and/or the positive changes that occur at this time of life.

Accepted Answer

Interventions should be based on the ide

Question 16

If,in Kohlberg's Heinz's dilemma,Jenita says that Heinz should not steal the medicine because it is against the law to do so,she is operating at the postconventional level of moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The _____ crowds in U.S.public high schools tend to be depressed (and relatively unpopular).

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ crowds in U.S.public high schools...

Question 18

Bowdie used to be a model child,but since he hit puberty,he's been getting into trouble and was recently suspended from school.His frantic parents ask,"Is my son destined for problems as an adult?" According to the text,what is the BEST reply?

Accepted Answer

A) "Sorry,yes.The way kids behave,as teens,offers a good preview of their adult life,so you need to take action now and in the future,too." 
B) "There is a reasonable chance he'll be fine.The fact that your son is only getting into trouble at this life stage suggests this may be adolescent-limited turmoil." 
C) "Don't worry.Children who 'act out' as adolescents always end up just fine," so just hang in and endure these next few years. 
D) "Sorry,yes-but only because your child is a boy." 
A) "Sorry,yes.The way kids behave,as teens,offers a good preview of their adult life,so you need to take action now and in the future,too." 
B) "There is a reasonable chance he'll be fine.The fact that your son is only getting into trouble at this life stage suggests this may be adolescent-limited turmoil." 
C) "Don't worry.Children who 'act out' as adolescents always end up just fine," so just hang in and endure these next few years. 
D) "Sorry,yes-but only because your child is a boy."

Question 19

Which is the correct order that heterosexual young people follow in getting to a romantic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) single-sex cliques;crowds;mixed-sex cliques 
B) crowds;single-sex cliques;mixed-sex cliques 
C) mixed-sex cliques;crowds;single-sex cliques 
D) single-sex cliques;mixed-sex cliques;crowds 
A) single-sex cliques;crowds;mixed-sex cliques 
B) crowds;single-sex cliques;mixed-sex cliques 
C) mixed-sex cliques;crowds;single-sex cliques 
D) single-sex cliques;mixed-sex cliques;crowds

Question 20

Dr.Justice is arguing against the 2015 trend to try teenagers as adults.Drawing on the text,which is NOT an argument he can make against this practice?

Accepted Answer

A) It does nothing to deter future criminal acts. 
B) This trend does not take into account the fact that,at this age,the frontal lobes are still "immature." 
C) Criminalizing delinquent behavior ignores the fact that risk taking is part of the normal adolescent experience. 
D) Putting teens in jail costs more than putting them in juvenile detention. 
A) It does nothing to deter future criminal acts. 
B) This trend does not take into account the fact that,at this age,the frontal lobes are still "immature." 
C) Criminalizing delinquent behavior ignores the fact that risk taking is part of the normal adolescent experience. 
D) Putting teens in jail costs more than putting them in juvenile detention.

Define Kohlberg's preconventional,conventional,and postconventional levels of moral thinking.Then give a real-life example of each kind of reasoning.

Which teenage stereotype is FALSE?

Describe the changes in thinking that occur during Piaget's formal operational stage,and cite real-life examples.

Among pre-teens,being in the popular crowd makes kids less aggressive.

Pilar is giving tips to her local school board about how to make high schools more responsive to teenagers' needs.Based on this chapter,which is NOT a recommendation she should make?

All are properties of formal operational thought EXCEPT:

According to Elkind,young teens believe that everyone is watching and evaluating them.

Victor is a 16-year-old boy.According to the text,which activities might best predict Victor's competence,confidence,and occupational success in future years?

Nien decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he feels that "good people" don't steal.Nien is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

According to research,when the "bad guys" crowd gets together,they:

When people enter formal operations,they can think abstractly and scientifically.

Fourteen-year-old Deirdre argues with her parents,experiments with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol,and is incredibly sensitive to the opinions of her peers.According to an evolutionary psychologist,Deirdre's risk-taking tendencies and excessive emotionality:

When reasoning at Kohlberg's _____ stage,a person's morality focuses on punishment or reward.

In the teenage years,the frontal lobes of the brain have not yet fully matured.

Describe three interventions to help the wider world better fit the teenage mind.Explain why these changes are appropriate,based on your understanding of teenage brain development and/or the positive changes that occur at this time of life.

If,in Kohlberg's Heinz's dilemma,Jenita says that Heinz should not steal the medicine because it is against the law to do so,she is operating at the postconventional level of moral reasoning.

The _____ crowds in U.S.public high schools tend to be depressed (and relatively unpopular).

Bowdie used to be a model child,but since he hit puberty,he's been getting into trouble and was recently suspended from school.His frantic parents ask,"Is my son destined for problems as an adult?" According to the text,what is the BEST reply?

Which is the correct order that heterosexual young people follow in getting to a romantic relationship?

Dr.Justice is arguing against the 2015 trend to try teenagers as adults.Drawing on the text,which is NOT an argument he can make against this practice?

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Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Define Kohlberg's preconventional,conventional,and postconventional levels of moral thinking.Then give a real-life example of each kind of reasoning.

Which teenage stereotype is FALSE?

Describe the changes in thinking that occur during Piaget's formal operational stage,and cite real-life examples.

Among pre-teens,being in the popular crowd makes kids less aggressive.

Pilar is giving tips to her local school board about how to make high schools more responsive to teenagers' needs.Based on this chapter,which is NOT a recommendation she should make?

All are properties of formal operational thought EXCEPT:

According to Elkind,young teens believe that everyone is watching and evaluating them.

Victor is a 16-year-old boy.According to the text,which activities might best predict Victor's competence,confidence,and occupational success in future years?

Nien decides not to rob a backpack from an open locker at school because he feels that "good people" don't steal.Nien is operating at Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

According to research,when the "bad guys" crowd gets together,they:

When people enter formal operations,they can think abstractly and scientifically.

Fourteen-year-old Deirdre argues with her parents,experiments with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol,and is incredibly sensitive to the opinions of her peers.According to an evolutionary psychologist,Deirdre's risk-taking tendencies and excessive emotionality:

When reasoning at Kohlberg's _____ stage,a person's morality focuses on punishment or reward.

In the teenage years,the frontal lobes of the brain have not yet fully matured.

Describe three interventions to help the wider world better fit the teenage mind.Explain why these changes are appropriate,based on your understanding of teenage brain development and/or the positive changes that occur at this time of life.

If,in Kohlberg's Heinz's dilemma,Jenita says that Heinz should not steal the medicine because it is against the law to do so,she is operating at the postconventional level of moral reasoning.

The _____ crowds in U.S.public high schools tend to be depressed (and relatively unpopular).

Bowdie used to be a model child,but since he hit puberty,he's been getting into trouble and was recently suspended from school.His frantic parents ask,"Is my son destined for problems as an adult?" According to the text,what is the BEST reply?

Which is the correct order that heterosexual young people follow in getting to a romantic relationship?

Dr.Justice is arguing against the 2015 trend to try teenagers as adults.Drawing on the text,which is NOT an argument he can make against this practice?

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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