Question 1

All of the following are valid criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  moral reasoning does not always lead to moral behaviors. 
B)  moral reasoning is often domain specific. 
C)  individuals' emotions, such as guilt and shame, often influence moral decisions. 
D)  individuals often act the same way in real-life that they say they would in a hypothetical situation. 
A)  moral reasoning does not always lead to moral behaviors. 
B)  moral reasoning is often domain specific. 
C)  individuals' emotions, such as guilt and shame, often influence moral decisions. 
D)  individuals often act the same way in real-life that they say they would in a hypothetical situation. D

Question 2

Research examining zero tolerance policies in schools has found all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  these policies often punish trivial incidences the same way as more serious incidences. 
B)  these policies have been highly effective in reducing the incidence of student aggression. 
C)  these policies are often used inconsistently. 
D)  these policies often disproportionately affect minority students. 
A)  these policies often punish trivial incidences the same way as more serious incidences. 
B)  these policies have been highly effective in reducing the incidence of student aggression. 
C)  these policies are often used inconsistently. 
D)  these policies often disproportionately affect minority students. B

Question 3

Which of the following characteristics would be LEAST likely to describe a person from a collectivist culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  concerned with group goals 
B)  focus on duty to group members 
C)  sense of duty to one's immediate family only 
D)  strong sense of belonging to a group 
A)  concerned with group goals 
B)  focus on duty to group members 
C)  sense of duty to one's immediate family only 
D)  strong sense of belonging to a group C

Question 4

All of the following are differences between educational practices in Asian culture and practices in the United States that may influence adolescents' academic achievement EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs about efforts and abilities. 
B)  active engagement in learning. 
C)  parental expectations and involvement. 
D)  funding allotted to educational institutions. 
A)  beliefs about efforts and abilities. 
B)  active engagement in learning. 
C)  parental expectations and involvement. 
D)  funding allotted to educational institutions.

Question 5

Which of the following scenarios would be the LEAST likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eight-year-old Cynthia does very well in her math classes. 
B)  Eighteen-year-old Tia scored 20 points higher on the math section of her SATs than her friend Peter. 
C)  Seven-year-old Francessca is much better at writing than her friend Ralph. 
D)  Fifteen-year-old Isabelle has little interest in her math classes. 
A)  Eight-year-old Cynthia does very well in her math classes. 
B)  Eighteen-year-old Tia scored 20 points higher on the math section of her SATs than her friend Peter. 
C)  Seven-year-old Francessca is much better at writing than her friend Ralph. 
D)  Fifteen-year-old Isabelle has little interest in her math classes.

Question 6

Which of the following research perspectives assumes that negative outcomes among ethnic minority groups reflect the fact that these groups don't "measure up" to the standards of the Euro-American majority?

Accepted Answer

A)  strength and resilience perspective 
B)  cultural deficit perspective 
C)  acculturation model 
D)  socio-cultural perspective 
A)  strength and resilience perspective 
B)  cultural deficit perspective 
C)  acculturation model 
D)  socio-cultural perspective

Question 7

Eighteen-year-old Vince has been doing a lot of thinking lately. He was raised in a very strict Baptist home and is now wondering about other religions and spiritual beliefs. Last week, he attended synagogue with one of his friends and is meeting someone tomorrow to discuss Islam. According to Marcia, which identity status does Vince most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity achievement 
B)  identity diffusion 
C)  identity moratorium 
D)  identity foreclosure 
A)  identity achievement 
B)  identity diffusion 
C)  identity moratorium 
D)  identity foreclosure

Question 8

Which of the following have educators suggested is a strategy for increasing the stage-environment fit for middle and junior high school students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage students to pursue performance-oriented goals in the classroom. 
B)  Ask teachers to use individual assessments of students' abilities rather than group work. 
C)  Allow students more control in the classroom and over school decision making. 
D)  Use block scheduling so that students spend longer periods of time with fewer teachers. 
A)  Encourage students to pursue performance-oriented goals in the classroom. 
B)  Ask teachers to use individual assessments of students' abilities rather than group work. 
C)  Allow students more control in the classroom and over school decision making. 
D)  Use block scheduling so that students spend longer periods of time with fewer teachers.

Question 9

Sixteen-year-old Larry hates it when people ask him what he wants to be when he grows up. He tells them "I'm only 16, I don't have to worry about all of that stuff yet!" According to Marcia, which identity status does Larry most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity achievement 
B)  identity foreclosure 
C)  identity moratorium 
D)  identity diffusion 
A)  identity achievement 
B)  identity foreclosure 
C)  identity moratorium 
D)  identity diffusion

Question 10

Francesca is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and attends an English-speaking high school. Her cultural heritage has helped her to develop a strong ____________, which shapes her understanding of her ethnic background and her feeling of belonging to a minority group.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic or racial identity 
B)  stage-environment fit 
C)  cultural deficit perspective 
D)  sense of individualism 
A)  ethnic or racial identity 
B)  stage-environment fit 
C)  cultural deficit perspective 
D)  sense of individualism

Question 11

Steinberg (2001) notes that many teens seem to recover quickly from quarrels, while _________ see the conflicts as much more meaningful and involving more important issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  grandparents 
B)  siblings 
C)  teachers 
D)  parents 
A)  grandparents 
B)  siblings 
C)  teachers 
D)  parents

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning crowds is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research indicates that teens identified as jocks or populars have higher self-esteem. 
B)  Teen assigned as nobodies and loners are highly accurate in reporting their crowd designation. 
C)  Crowd membership seems to relate to self-esteem only when the individual believes it is important. 
D)  Crowd affiliations begin to lessen near the end of high school. 
A)  Research indicates that teens identified as jocks or populars have higher self-esteem. 
B)  Teen assigned as nobodies and loners are highly accurate in reporting their crowd designation. 
C)  Crowd membership seems to relate to self-esteem only when the individual believes it is important. 
D)  Crowd affiliations begin to lessen near the end of high school.

Question 13

Eighteen-year-old Reba was raised by two lesbian mothers. Her friend Ashley was raised by a heterosexual couple. According to research, how will Reba and Ashley's development compare?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a higher likelihood that Reba will identify as a having a homosexual orientation. 
B)  Reba will be more likely than Ashley to perform poorly in school. 
C)  Reba will be more likely than Ashley to have emotional and behavioral problems. 
D)  There will be no significant behavioral, social, emotional, cognitive, or sexual differences between the girls. 
A)  There is a higher likelihood that Reba will identify as a having a homosexual orientation. 
B)  Reba will be more likely than Ashley to perform poorly in school. 
C)  Reba will be more likely than Ashley to have emotional and behavioral problems. 
D)  There will be no significant behavioral, social, emotional, cognitive, or sexual differences between the girls.

Question 14

Dunphy's (1963) classic study examining the transition from same-sex peer groups to other-sex dating relationships found that

Accepted Answer

A)  most early adolescents chose to spend time with individuals outside of their crowd. 
B)  individuals only date within their crowd in late adolescence. 
C)  cross-sex interactions during early adolescence occurred among individuals in cliques. 
D)  lower-status crowd members often begin dating before individuals with higher-status. 
A)  most early adolescents chose to spend time with individuals outside of their crowd. 
B)  individuals only date within their crowd in late adolescence. 
C)  cross-sex interactions during early adolescence occurred among individuals in cliques. 
D)  lower-status crowd members often begin dating before individuals with higher-status.

Question 15

In which of the following measures are children of gay or lesbian parents like children of heterosexual parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  activity preferences and interests 
B)  popularity and social skills 
C)  occupational goals 
D)  all of the above 
A)  activity preferences and interests 
B)  popularity and social skills 
C)  occupational goals 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Within chumships, teens learn the skills needed to have successful intimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When individuals have their own moral code and no longer follow social rules and laws that they don't personally believe in without questioning them, they are in Kohlberg's ________ level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Most cliques are open circles-open to including new members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

While most adolescents who begin delinquent behavior during adolescence do not continue it, some show a _______________ in which antisocial and delinquent behavior continues into adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  postconventional level 
B)  life-course persistent pattern 
C)  stage-environment fit 
D)  collectivism 
A)  postconventional level 
B)  life-course persistent pattern 
C)  stage-environment fit 
D)  collectivism

Question 20

Brad is aware of his homosexual orientation and occasionally engages in same-sex activity. What developmental pathway has Brad crossed?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity confusion 
B)  identity formation 
C)  identity crisis 
D)  identity integration 
A)  identity confusion 
B)  identity formation 
C)  identity crisis 
D)  identity integration

All of the following are valid criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development EXCEPT

Research examining zero tolerance policies in schools has found all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following characteristics would be LEAST likely to describe a person from a collectivist culture?

All of the following are differences between educational practices in Asian culture and practices in the United States that may influence adolescents' academic achievement EXCEPT

Which of the following scenarios would be the LEAST likely to happen?

Which of the following research perspectives assumes that negative outcomes among ethnic minority groups reflect the fact that these groups don't "measure up" to the standards of the Euro-American majority?

Which of the following have educators suggested is a strategy for increasing the stage-environment fit for middle and junior high school students?

Sixteen-year-old Larry hates it when people ask him what he wants to be when he grows up. He tells them "I'm only 16, I don't have to worry about all of that stuff yet!" According to Marcia, which identity status does Larry most likely have?

Francesca is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and attends an English-speaking high school. Her cultural heritage has helped her to develop a strong ____________, which shapes her understanding of her ethnic background and her feeling of belonging to a minority group.

Steinberg (2001) notes that many teens seem to recover quickly from quarrels, while _________ see the conflicts as much more meaningful and involving more important issues.

Which of the following statements concerning crowds is FALSE?

Eighteen-year-old Reba was raised by two lesbian mothers. Her friend Ashley was raised by a heterosexual couple. According to research, how will Reba and Ashley's development compare?

Dunphy's (1963) classic study examining the transition from same-sex peer groups to other-sex dating relationships found that

In which of the following measures are children of gay or lesbian parents like children of heterosexual parents?

Within chumships, teens learn the skills needed to have successful intimacy.

When individuals have their own moral code and no longer follow social rules and laws that they don't personally believe in without questioning them, they are in Kohlberg's ________ level of moral development.

Most cliques are open circles-open to including new members.

While most adolescents who begin delinquent behavior during adolescence do not continue it, some show a _______________ in which antisocial and delinquent behavior continues into adulthood.

Brad is aware of his homosexual orientation and occasionally engages in same-sex activity. What developmental pathway has Brad crossed?

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Socioemotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

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Exam 15: Socioemotional Development in Adolescenc

All of the following are valid criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development EXCEPT

Research examining zero tolerance policies in schools has found all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following characteristics would be LEAST likely to describe a person from a collectivist culture?

All of the following are differences between educational practices in Asian culture and practices in the United States that may influence adolescents' academic achievement EXCEPT

Which of the following scenarios would be the LEAST likely to happen?

Which of the following research perspectives assumes that negative outcomes among ethnic minority groups reflect the fact that these groups don't "measure up" to the standards of the Euro-American majority?

Which of the following have educators suggested is a strategy for increasing the stage-environment fit for middle and junior high school students?

Sixteen-year-old Larry hates it when people ask him what he wants to be when he grows up. He tells them "I'm only 16, I don't have to worry about all of that stuff yet!" According to Marcia, which identity status does Larry most likely have?

Francesca is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and attends an English-speaking high school. Her cultural heritage has helped her to develop a strong ____________, which shapes her understanding of her ethnic background and her feeling of belonging to a minority group.

Steinberg (2001) notes that many teens seem to recover quickly from quarrels, while _________ see the conflicts as much more meaningful and involving more important issues.

Which of the following statements concerning crowds is FALSE?

Eighteen-year-old Reba was raised by two lesbian mothers. Her friend Ashley was raised by a heterosexual couple. According to research, how will Reba and Ashley's development compare?

Dunphy's (1963) classic study examining the transition from same-sex peer groups to other-sex dating relationships found that

In which of the following measures are children of gay or lesbian parents like children of heterosexual parents?

Within chumships, teens learn the skills needed to have successful intimacy.

When individuals have their own moral code and no longer follow social rules and laws that they don't personally believe in without questioning them, they are in Kohlberg's ________ level of moral development.

Most cliques are open circles-open to including new members.

While most adolescents who begin delinquent behavior during adolescence do not continue it, some show a _______________ in which antisocial and delinquent behavior continues into adulthood.

Brad is aware of his homosexual orientation and occasionally engages in same-sex activity. What developmental pathway has Brad crossed?

Exploring Child Development

Heredity and the Environment

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

Socioemotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

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