Question 1

According to Jean Piaget's theory,people going into adolescence are entering which stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensorimotor 
B) Preoperational 
C) Concrete operational 
D) Formal operational 
A) Sensorimotor 
B) Preoperational 
C) Concrete operational 
D) Formal operational

Question 2

Turning Points 2000 continued to endorse the recommendations set forth in Turning Points 1989.One new recommendation in the 2000 report stated that

Accepted Answer

A) it is important to teach a curriculum grounded in rigorous academic standards for what students should know and should be able to learn. 
B) large middle schools can develop smaller "communities" or "houses" to lessen their impersonal nature. 
C) it is important to involve parents and community leaders in schools. 
D) it is important to lower student-to-counselor ratios from several hundred-to-1 to 10-to-1 
A) it is important to teach a curriculum grounded in rigorous academic standards for what students should know and should be able to learn. 
B) large middle schools can develop smaller "communities" or "houses" to lessen their impersonal nature. 
C) it is important to involve parents and community leaders in schools. 
D) it is important to lower student-to-counselor ratios from several hundred-to-1 to 10-to-1

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) Gender bias 
B) Cultural bias 
C) Inadequate attention of influence of parenting influences 
D) Too much emphasis on the influence of parenting influences 
A) Gender bias 
B) Cultural bias 
C) Inadequate attention of influence of parenting influences 
D) Too much emphasis on the influence of parenting influences

Question 4

Recent research on moral reasoning and cohort effects have revealed that moral reasoning among college students

Accepted Answer

A) is reaching post-conventional levels on most campuses. 
B) is declining down to the conventional level. 
C) is declining down to the lowest level,personal interests. 
D) may be at an all-time high in recorded history. 
A) is reaching post-conventional levels on most campuses. 
B) is declining down to the conventional level. 
C) is declining down to the lowest level,personal interests. 
D) may be at an all-time high in recorded history.

Question 5

Describe danger invulnerability and psychological invulnerability.

Accepted Answer

Some researchers have questioned the vie

Question 6

Which of the following statements is TRUE about adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A) They usually solve problems through trial and error. 
B) They are limited to actual experiences as anchors for thought. 
C) They need to see the concrete elements A,B,and C to be able to make the logical inference that,if A = B and B = C,then A =C. 
D) They have an increased tendency to think about thought itself. 
A) They usually solve problems through trial and error. 
B) They are limited to actual experiences as anchors for thought. 
C) They need to see the concrete elements A,B,and C to be able to make the logical inference that,if A = B and B = C,then A =C. 
D) They have an increased tendency to think about thought itself.

Question 7

According to Reyna and Zayas,adolescents who exhibit higher levels of _____ inhibition are less likely to engage in risky behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) trait 
B) genetic 
C) control 
D) environmental 
A) trait 
B) genetic 
C) control 
D) environmental

Question 8

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 9

According to Piaget,hypothetical-deductive reasoning abilities develop in _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Being aware that options and alternatives are available and adapting to the situation requires cognitive

Accepted Answer

A) flexibility. 
B) elasticity. 
C) rigidity. 
D) tutoring. 
A) flexibility. 
B) elasticity. 
C) rigidity. 
D) tutoring.

Question 11

Over the past three decades,traditional-aged college students have shown a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) increased concern for personal well-being. 
B) decreased concern for the well-being of others. 
C) increased concern for the disadvantaged. 
D) decreased concern for being well-off financially. 
A) increased concern for personal well-being. 
B) decreased concern for the well-being of others. 
C) increased concern for the disadvantaged. 
D) decreased concern for being well-off financially.

Question 12

Which of the following strategies can be used to improve adolescent decision making in an atmosphere of stress?

Accepted Answer

A) Visual matrix 
B) Role playing 
C) Mnemonics 
D) Imaginary audience 
A) Visual matrix 
B) Role playing 
C) Mnemonics 
D) Imaginary audience

Question 13

Idealistic beliefs about possibilities that can change the world for the better 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 14

Researchers found that students who participated in service learning were more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) become self-centered. 
B) have higher self-esteem. 
C) participate in religious activites. 
D) have lower grades. 
A) become self-centered. 
B) have higher self-esteem. 
C) participate in religious activites. 
D) have lower grades.

Question 15

Paul feels extremely self-consciousness in public.He believes that everyone is watching him and that they all notice the pimple on the end of his nose.Paul's behavior is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) convergent thinking. 
B) the imaginary audience phenomenon. 
C) transitivity. 
D) seriation. 
A) convergent thinking. 
B) the imaginary audience phenomenon. 
C) transitivity. 
D) seriation.

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your text as an outcome associated with higher levels of gratitude?

Accepted Answer

A) Fewer depressive symptoms 
B) Increased thoughts of suicide 
C) Lower level of negative emotions 
D) Stronger sense of the meaning of life 
A) Fewer depressive symptoms 
B) Increased thoughts of suicide 
C) Lower level of negative emotions 
D) Stronger sense of the meaning of life

Question 17

Describe Erikson's theory in relation to identity.

Accepted Answer

During adolescence,especially in late ad

Question 18

What are the changing values that are seen among adolescents today?

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary. One way of m

Question 19

Describe the characteristics of Jean Piaget's stage of formal operational thought and give examples of each characteristic.Discuss David Elkind's conceptualization of adolescent egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary. Abstract rea

Question 20

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

According to Jean Piaget's theory,people going into adolescence are entering which stage?

Turning Points 2000 continued to endorse the recommendations set forth in Turning Points 1989.One new recommendation in the 2000 report stated that

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

Recent research on moral reasoning and cohort effects have revealed that moral reasoning among college students

Describe danger invulnerability and psychological invulnerability.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about adolescents?

According to Reyna and Zayas,adolescents who exhibit higher levels of _____ inhibition are less likely to engage in risky behaviors.

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.

According to Piaget,hypothetical-deductive reasoning abilities develop in _____ stage.

Being aware that options and alternatives are available and adapting to the situation requires cognitive

Over the past three decades,traditional-aged college students have shown a(n)

Which of the following strategies can be used to improve adolescent decision making in an atmosphere of stress?

Idealistic beliefs about possibilities that can change the world for the better are characteristic of the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Researchers found that students who participated in service learning were more likely to:

Paul feels extremely self-consciousness in public.He believes that everyone is watching him and that they all notice the pimple on the end of his nose.Paul's behavior is characteristic of

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your text as an outcome associated with higher levels of gratitude?

Describe Erikson's theory in relation to identity.

What are the changing values that are seen among adolescents today?

Describe the characteristics of Jean Piaget's stage of formal operational thought and give examples of each characteristic.Discuss David Elkind's conceptualization of adolescent egocentrism.

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

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 in Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

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Exam 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

According to Jean Piaget's theory,people going into adolescence are entering which stage?

Turning Points 2000 continued to endorse the recommendations set forth in Turning Points 1989.One new recommendation in the 2000 report stated that

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

Recent research on moral reasoning and cohort effects have revealed that moral reasoning among college students

Describe danger invulnerability and psychological invulnerability.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about adolescents?

According to Reyna and Zayas,adolescents who exhibit higher levels of _____ inhibition are less likely to engage in risky behaviors.

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.

According to Piaget,hypothetical-deductive reasoning abilities develop in _____ stage.

Being aware that options and alternatives are available and adapting to the situation requires cognitive

Over the past three decades,traditional-aged college students have shown a(n)

Which of the following strategies can be used to improve adolescent decision making in an atmosphere of stress?

Idealistic beliefs about possibilities that can change the world for the better are characteristic of the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Researchers found that students who participated in service learning were more likely to:

Paul feels extremely self-consciousness in public.He believes that everyone is watching him and that they all notice the pimple on the end of his nose.Paul's behavior is characteristic of

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in your text as an outcome associated with higher levels of gratitude?

Describe Erikson's theory in relation to identity.

What are the changing values that are seen among adolescents today?

Describe the characteristics of Jean Piaget's stage of formal operational thought and give examples of each characteristic.Discuss David Elkind's conceptualization of adolescent egocentrism.

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

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 in 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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