Question 1

If an individual has not developed a solid basis of ________ during childhood,critical-thinking skills are unlikely to mature in adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) fundamental skills 
B) literacy and math skills 
C) hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
D) personal fable 
A) fundamental skills 
B) literacy and math skills 
C) hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
D) personal fable

Question 2

Implementation of ________ in schools benefits adolescents by helping them achieve higher grades,increase their goal setting,achieve higher self-esteem,and increase the likelihood that they will serve as volunteers in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) etiquette training 
B) service learning 
C) moral science 
D) religious learning 
A) etiquette training 
B) service learning 
C) moral science 
D) religious learning

Question 3

Cognitive control is also referred to as inhibitory control or ________ control.

Accepted Answer

A) effortful 
B) focused 
C) dedicated 
D) strenuous 
A) effortful 
B) focused 
C) dedicated 
D) strenuous

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the top-dog phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) It refers to an adolescent's tendency to indulge in risk-taking behavior in order to maintain the top position among his or her peers. 
B) It refers to the shock of moving from the top position in a previous school to the lowest position in the next school. 
C) It refers to adolescents' belief that others are as interested in them as they themselves are. 
D) It refers to an adolescent's sense of uniqueness and invincibility. 
A) It refers to an adolescent's tendency to indulge in risk-taking behavior in order to maintain the top position among his or her peers. 
B) It refers to the shock of moving from the top position in a previous school to the lowest position in the next school. 
C) It refers to adolescents' belief that others are as interested in them as they themselves are. 
D) It refers to an adolescent's sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

Question 5

________ involves managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control.

Accepted Answer

A) Mindfulness 
B) Lower-order cognitive processes 
C) Executive functioning 
D) Mnemonic strategies 
A) Mindfulness 
B) Lower-order cognitive processes 
C) Executive functioning 
D) Mnemonic strategies

Question 6

Making decisions and thinking critically are part of

Accepted Answer

A) mindfulness. 
B) lower-order cognitive processes. 
C) executive functioning. 
D) mnemonic strategies. 
A) mindfulness. 
B) lower-order cognitive processes. 
C) executive functioning. 
D) mnemonic strategies.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of the imaginary audience phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Jean likes the challenge of dissecting frogs in his biology class. 
B) Haley doesn't want to go to school today because everyone will see she is having a "bad hair" day. 
C) Ashton sometimes takes LSD,yet she believes that she will never experience a "bad trip." 
D) Bradley thinks that his parents have stupid political ideas,listen to horrible music,and are always doing annoying things. 
A) Jean likes the challenge of dissecting frogs in his biology class. 
B) Haley doesn't want to go to school today because everyone will see she is having a "bad hair" day. 
C) Ashton sometimes takes LSD,yet she believes that she will never experience a "bad trip." 
D) Bradley thinks that his parents have stupid political ideas,listen to horrible music,and are always doing annoying things.

Question 8

One finding from the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development's 1989 report Turning Points was that most middle schools and junior high schools tend to

Accepted Answer

A) be too small to provide a diversified curriculum. 
B) involve parents and community leaders in schools. 
C) provide health-care and counseling services to students. 
D) teach from seemingly irrelevant curricula. 
A) be too small to provide a diversified curriculum. 
B) involve parents and community leaders in schools. 
C) provide health-care and counseling services to students. 
D) teach from seemingly irrelevant curricula.

Question 9

What changes often occur in an adolescent's religious development?

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary. More so than

Question 10

In terms of decision making,who is most likely to generate different options,examine a situation from a variety of perspectives,and consider the credibility of sources?

Accepted Answer

A) toddlers 
B) children in early childhood 
C) children in late childhood 
D) young adolescents 
A) toddlers 
B) children in early childhood 
C) children in late childhood 
D) young adolescents

Question 11

The ________ approach to moral education encompasses the reflective moral thinking and commitment to justice advocated in Kohlberg's approach,along with an emphasis on developing a particular moral character as advocated in the character education approach.

Accepted Answer

A) integrative 
B) normative 
C) prescriptive 
D) induced 
A) integrative 
B) normative 
C) prescriptive 
D) induced

Question 12

________ is Piaget's formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses about ways to solve problems and deduce their implications.

Accepted Answer

A) Idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) Divergent thinking 
C) Convergent thinking 
D) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
A) Idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) Divergent thinking 
C) Convergent thinking 
D) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning

Question 13

Which of the following cognitive changes that occur during adolescence allow(s)for improved critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) increased breadth of content knowledge in a variety of domains 
B) improvement in concrete thinking 
C) decreased interest in idealistic thinking 
D) engaging in imaginary audience and personal story processes 
A) increased breadth of content knowledge in a variety of domains 
B) improvement in concrete thinking 
C) decreased interest in idealistic thinking 
D) engaging in imaginary audience and personal story processes

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a criticism directed toward Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) gender bias 
B) cultural bias 
C) inadequate attention to parenting influences 
D) too much emphasis on parenting influences 
A) gender bias 
B) cultural bias 
C) inadequate attention to parenting influences 
D) too much emphasis on parenting influences

Question 15

Khloe has not been getting along with her best friend.She writes down all the difficulties they have been having and tries to generate possible reasons for them.She then considers what she can do to deal with the problems,weighing the pros and cons of each possibility.Khloe is using which of the following to solve her problem?

Accepted Answer

A) idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) concrete operational reasoning 
C) adolescent-egocentric reasoning 
D) hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
A) idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) concrete operational reasoning 
C) adolescent-egocentric reasoning 
D) hypothetical-deductive reasoning

Question 16

What is working memory? What are the developmental changes in working memory during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

The concept of working memory is a kind

Question 17

The hidden curriculum differs from character education in that the hidden curriculum

Accepted Answer

A) may be conveyed through means that are not fully intentional. 
B) is based on the belief that students should develop such values as democracy and justice as their moral reasoning develops. 
C) fails to stress distinctions between right and wrong behavior. 
D) is usually based on an explicit moral code articulated only by senior staff and management. 
A) may be conveyed through means that are not fully intentional. 
B) is based on the belief that students should develop such values as democracy and justice as their moral reasoning develops. 
C) fails to stress distinctions between right and wrong behavior. 
D) is usually based on an explicit moral code articulated only by senior staff and management.

Question 18

Kendall realizes that her sister did not mean to ruin the sweater that she borrowed and told her sister that she understood it was an accident.Kendall is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) forgiveness. 
B) kindness. 
C) empathy. 
D) gratitude. 
A) forgiveness. 
B) kindness. 
C) empathy. 
D) gratitude.

Question 19

Idealistic beliefs about future possibilities are characteristic of the ________ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operations 
D) formal operations 
A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operations 
D) formal operations

Question 20

What is an integrative approach to moral education?

Accepted Answer

Darcia Narváez emphasizes an integrative

If an individual has not developed a solid basis of ________ during childhood,critical-thinking skills are unlikely to mature in adolescence.

Implementation of ________ in schools benefits adolescents by helping them achieve higher grades,increase their goal setting,achieve higher self-esteem,and increase the likelihood that they will serve as volunteers in the future.

Cognitive control is also referred to as inhibitory control or ________ control.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the top-dog phenomenon?

________ involves managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control.

Making decisions and thinking critically are part of

Which of the following is an example of the imaginary audience phenomenon?

One finding from the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development's 1989 report Turning Points was that most middle schools and junior high schools tend to

What changes often occur in an adolescent's religious development?

In terms of decision making,who is most likely to generate different options,examine a situation from a variety of perspectives,and consider the credibility of sources?

The ________ approach to moral education encompasses the reflective moral thinking and commitment to justice advocated in Kohlberg's approach,along with an emphasis on developing a particular moral character as advocated in the character education approach.

________ is Piaget's formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses about ways to solve problems and deduce their implications.

Which of the following cognitive changes that occur during adolescence allow(s)for improved critical thinking?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism directed toward Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning?

What is working memory? What are the developmental changes in working memory during adolescence?

The hidden curriculum differs from character education in that the hidden curriculum

Kendall realizes that her sister did not mean to ruin the sweater that she borrowed and told her sister that she understood it was an accident.Kendall is exhibiting

Idealistic beliefs about future possibilities are characteristic of the ________ stage of cognitive development.

What is an integrative approach to moral education?

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Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

If an individual has not developed a solid basis of ________ during childhood,critical-thinking skills are unlikely to mature in adolescence.

Implementation of ________ in schools benefits adolescents by helping them achieve higher grades,increase their goal setting,achieve higher self-esteem,and increase the likelihood that they will serve as volunteers in the future.

Cognitive control is also referred to as inhibitory control or ________ control.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the top-dog phenomenon?

________ involves managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control.

Making decisions and thinking critically are part of

Which of the following is an example of the imaginary audience phenomenon?

One finding from the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development's 1989 report Turning Points was that most middle schools and junior high schools tend to

What changes often occur in an adolescent's religious development?

In terms of decision making,who is most likely to generate different options,examine a situation from a variety of perspectives,and consider the credibility of sources?

The ________ approach to moral education encompasses the reflective moral thinking and commitment to justice advocated in Kohlberg's approach,along with an emphasis on developing a particular moral character as advocated in the character education approach.

________ is Piaget's formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses about ways to solve problems and deduce their implications.

Which of the following cognitive changes that occur during adolescence allow(s)for improved critical thinking?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism directed toward Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning?

What is working memory? What are the developmental changes in working memory during adolescence?

The hidden curriculum differs from character education in that the hidden curriculum

Kendall realizes that her sister did not mean to ruin the sweater that she borrowed and told her sister that she understood it was an accident.Kendall is exhibiting

Idealistic beliefs about future possibilities are characteristic of the ________ stage of cognitive development.

What is an integrative approach to moral education?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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