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

At the ____ level of morality in Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning, adolescents and adults look to society's norms for moral guidance.

Your grandmother not-so-fondly recalls participating in high school physical education classes for one class period a day, three days a week. What is physical education like for today's high school students?

A friend of yours claims anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are really the same fundamental disorder. Demonstrate your knowledge of eating disorders by describing both similarities and key differences between these health issues.

A problem-solving strategy that tends to be very fast and require little effort, but that does not guarantee a successful solution to a problem, is a(n) ____.

Young Tiffany is just starting puberty, and there are several changes occurring in her body. Which of the following would be an example of change in a secondary sexual characteristic?

The stages of Kohlberg's theory called interpersonal norms and social system morality are found within the _______________ level of moral development.

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

Weight is less important than body _______________ index in the determination of overweight and obesity..

During puberty, ____ increases more rapidly for girls than boys.

The development of breasts and widening of the pelvis in girls, and the growth of facial hair and the broadening of the shoulders in boys are all examples of _______________ sex characteristics.

In the Victor Hugo story Les Misérables, a character named Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed his starving niece. How would a person in the instrumental orientation of Kohlberg's stages describe Valjean's theft?

In some cultures, it is tradition to celebrate the onset of menstruation, or _______________, in a young female, with a party or other ceremonial event.

Which statement is most accurate about the brain of a person who is in early adolescence?

Most deaths among adolescent males in the U.S. are due to natural causes.

Anabolic steroids are chemically similar to the male hormone testosterone.

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 as well as techniques that have been shown to help youth lose weight.

Which individual has just experienced menarche?

Substage 1 of preconventional morality is to ____ as substage 2 of preconventional morality is to ____.

A very controversial topic in many countries is that of one's "right to die" and one's right to have a physician assist them in committing suicide. Proponents of physician-assisted suicide might say, "We each have the right to decide for ourselves when we want to die, and if a physician can make that process less painful then we should have that privilege." This sort of thinking might best reflect the ____ level of morality in Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning.

Adolescents are better at _______________ reasoning which makes them better skilled at finding weaknesses in arguments.