Exam 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

According to Holland, socially oriented people, who tend to be outgoing and are concerned for social welfare, gravitate toward occupations in which fields?

What distinguishes late-maturing boys from early maturing boys?

Moral reasoning and moral behaviour are unrelated.

The personal fable is another example of adolescent egocentrism.

Which statement best describes the findings related to youth dropping out of school?

Gonads include the ovaries and testes.

Which activity can formal-operational thinkers perform that they may not have been as skilled at during their younger years?

According to recent research cited in your textbook, how do boys' and girls' mathematical abilities differ?

Jane has been struggling with anorexia. According to your textbook, what percentage of her weight could Jane have lost over the course of the past year?

What causes the vagina to develop during puberty?

Postconventional morality requires formal operational thinking.

According to Kohlberg, what has the strongest influence on moral development?

Which of the following words is associated with Kohlberg's stage 6 morality?

Pierre is participating in demonstrations and other forms of civil disobedience against fur dealers because he truly believes it is wrong to kill animals for their fur. At which stage of morality is Pierre most likely to be?

Which of the following is associated with early maturation in boys?

Girls are usually fertile immediately after their first menstrual period.

Which of the following is an example of a primary sex characteristic?

Research has shown that adolescent employment has only detrimental effects on those who work.

Which statement characterizes an "imaginary audience"?

Which statement best represents the concept of personal fable?