Exam 8: Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Preconventional moral reasoning is based on ____ forces.

Myelination of the brain begins in earnest during adolescence.

According to Kohlberg's original theory, there are ____ levels of moral reasoning, each containing ____ stages.

Carrie exhibits anorexia nervosa. When she looks in a mirror, she is most likely thinking,

Research on differences between the moral reasoning of males and females has shown that

One way to reduce the incidence of obesity in adolescence is to have teens engage in "regular activity." Which of the following defines such activity?

____ is best defined as physical changes that mark the transition from childhood to young adulthood.

The maturation of the _____ lobe during adolescence is related to improvements in inhibiting of behaviors.

Adolescents tend to rely less on heuristics and more on analytical problem-solving.

A sex difference during puberty involves the fact that ____ is greater for girls than boys.

Gilligan's original complaint against Kohlberg's theory was that it

During adolescence,

Your friend is the parent of a teenager who is slightly overweight and concerned that the child may become obese. Explain factors that contribute to obesity (including basal metabolic rate) as well as techniques that have been shown to help youth lose weight.

Gilligan's approach to describing moral reasoning emphasize _____ over justice.

Overweight teens are most at risk for developing ____ later in life.

In Kohlberg's model, stage three moral reasoning involves universal ethical principles.

Typical American teenagers tend to

During an ad hominem argument, you must

Dontee is a typical teenager. Research has indicated that the moodiness that he is exhibiting is most likely due to

When Nicholas and Sanjay are debating whether or not to steal a cool car they just found, Nicholas says, "It's wrong to steal the car because there are laws against stealing, and no one is above the law." This type of thinking best fits with Kohlberg's _____ level of moral thinking.