Exam 27: The Ups and Downs of Love

Thirteen-year-old Ryan has begun to challenge many of his parents' values and to express his own set of highly idealistic standards. Compare and contrast the explanations for Ryan's behavior that would be given by Kohlberg and by Erikson.

According to Erikson,achieving a sense of identity is the special task of the

Learning to delay gratification promotes

According to Erikson,teens who suffer role confusion have not yet

Research on social relationships between parents and their adolescent children shows that

Which of the following best describes adolescent self-esteem?

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

Critics of Kohlberg's theory of moral development have suggested that postconventional morality is more characteristic of ________ than of ________.

Mark believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people. Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates ________ morality.

Thirteen-year-old Irene has no trouble defeating her 11-year-old brother at a detective game that requires following clues to deduce the perpetrator of a crime. How might Piaget explain Irene's superiority at the game?

Sixteen-year-old Brenda questions her parents' values but does not fully accept her friends' standards either. Her confusion about what she really wants and values in life suggests that Brenda is struggling with the problem of

Branden is so apathetic about his occupational future that within two years of his high school graduation he had already been fired by four different employers. According to Erikson,Branden best illustrates

After a series of unfulfilling relationships,30-year-old Carlos tells a friend that he doesn't want to marry because he is afraid of losing his freedom and independence. Erikson would say that Carlos is having difficulty with the psychosocial task of

Which of the following is correct?

Adolescents are most likely to be influenced by their parents with respect to ________,and they are most likely to be influenced by their peers with respect to ________.

Which of the following is true of adolescence in contemporary industrialized societies,as compared with previous centuries?

According to Erikson,the central psychological challenges pertaining to adolescence,young adulthood,and middle age,respectively,are

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

Fourteen-year-old Cassandra feels freer and more open with her friends than with her family. Knowing this is the case,Cassandra's parents should

Adolescence is marked by the onset of