Question 1

Asian American students tend to do well in school and tend to have parents who employ a(n)_____ parenting style.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) neglectful 
D) permissive 
A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) neglectful 
D) permissive

Question 2

Stuart is 15 and likes "brain teaser" puzzles and word problems.He thinks about all possible alternatives and tries to eliminate them logically,one by one.This is an example of _____ reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) transductive-inductive 
B) hypothetical-deductive 
C) preconventional-deductive 
D) postconventional-inductive 
A) transductive-inductive 
B) hypothetical-deductive 
C) preconventional-deductive 
D) postconventional-inductive

Question 3

The study on which Kohlberg based his theory of moral reasoning was a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) cross-sectional study of American males of all ages 
B) longitudinal study of a group of males,beginning at ages 10 to 16 
C) longitudinal cross-cultural study of males and females,beginning at ages 10 to 16 
D) longitudinal cross-cultural study of males of all ages 
A) cross-sectional study of American males of all ages 
B) longitudinal study of a group of males,beginning at ages 10 to 16 
C) longitudinal cross-cultural study of males and females,beginning at ages 10 to 16 
D) longitudinal cross-cultural study of males of all ages

Question 4

_____ parenting is positively associated with academic achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) Authoritative 
B) Authoritarian 
C) Permissive 
D) Inconsistent 
A) Authoritative 
B) Authoritarian 
C) Permissive 
D) Inconsistent

Question 5

Henri is asked which twentieth-century artist became famous for painting pictures of soup cans and celebrities.He correctly answers "Andy Warhol." This recall of information can best be described as __________ knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) conceptual 
B) declarative 
C) procedural 
D) structural 
A) conceptual 
B) declarative 
C) procedural 
D) structural

Question 6

Three teenagers are asked why they do not use drugs.Which statement demonstrates conventional moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) "I couldn't let my parents down by getting into trouble because of drugs." 
B) "I'm afraid of getting arrested or thrown out of school." 
C) "Actually,I think drugs should be legalized,but I don't take drugs because I think people have a responsibility to keep their minds and bodies in good shape." 
D) All of these demonstrate conventional moral reasoning. 
A) "I couldn't let my parents down by getting into trouble because of drugs." 
B) "I'm afraid of getting arrested or thrown out of school." 
C) "Actually,I think drugs should be legalized,but I don't take drugs because I think people have a responsibility to keep their minds and bodies in good shape." 
D) All of these demonstrate conventional moral reasoning.

Question 7

Piaget focused on individual differences in the formal operational stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Nadine's parents tell her what is right and wrong and expect her to conform to their wishes.They encourage Nadine to do well in school and to obey all the rules.If she does not,she is grounded.Nadine's parents use a(n)_____ parenting style.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative 
B) authoritarian 
C) permissive 
D) inconsistent 
A) authoritative 
B) authoritarian 
C) permissive 
D) inconsistent

Question 9

What distinguishes Piaget's stage of formal operations from his earlier stages?

Accepted Answer

A) Ability to decenter 
B) Conservation abilities 
C) Ability to think abstractly 
D) All of these 
A) Ability to decenter 
B) Conservation abilities 
C) Ability to think abstractly 
D) All of these

Question 10

Individuals in the _____ stage of cognitive development are able to deal effectively with hypothetical situations.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

With regard to adolescents' thinking,indecisiveness refers to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) inability to make up one's mind even about simple matters 
B) failure to decide what is interesting to oneself as opposed to what is interesting to others 
C) inability to solve the pendulum problem,as a result of delayed attainment of formal operations 
D) inability to decide on a solution to a moral dilemma problem,as a result of being at the preconventional level of moral reasoning 
A) inability to make up one's mind even about simple matters 
B) failure to decide what is interesting to oneself as opposed to what is interesting to others 
C) inability to solve the pendulum problem,as a result of delayed attainment of formal operations 
D) inability to decide on a solution to a moral dilemma problem,as a result of being at the preconventional level of moral reasoning

Question 12

Elkind's notions of the imaginary audience and the personal fable _____.

Accepted Answer

A) are linked with the emergence of the ability to take an outsider's perspective 
B) are universal features of cognitive development in adolescence 
C) are unrelated to specific social experiences 
D) can be characteristic of youngsters who are experiencing difficulties in adjustment 
A) are linked with the emergence of the ability to take an outsider's perspective 
B) are universal features of cognitive development in adolescence 
C) are unrelated to specific social experiences 
D) can be characteristic of youngsters who are experiencing difficulties in adjustment

Question 13

Preconventional morality is characteristic of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) young children 
B) some adolescents 
C) some adults 
D) all of the above 
A) young children 
B) some adolescents 
C) some adults 
D) all of the above

Question 14

Elkind's personal fable is the idea that everyone is looking at you.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The most successful school-to-work programs offer instruction in all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A) peer support and counseling 
B) basic skills and apprenticeship 
C) first aid and first response 
D) job placement and mentoring 
A) peer support and counseling 
B) basic skills and apprenticeship 
C) first aid and first response 
D) job placement and mentoring

Question 16

Long-term effects of teens working suggests that they should not work long hours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The order of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in order from lowest to highest is: preconventional,conventional,and autonomous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

_____ studied moral development by presenting hypothetical dilemmas to subjects to determine what they would recommend as a course of action.

Accepted Answer

A) Fowler 
B) Erikson 
C) Marcia 
D) Kohlberg 
A) Fowler 
B) Erikson 
C) Marcia 
D) Kohlberg

Question 19

According to Carol Gilligan,males emphasize _____ in moral judgments,whereas females focus on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) justice;responsibility to others 
B) responsibility to others;justice 
C) maintaining friendships;not getting into trouble 
D) the good of the few;the good of the many 
A) justice;responsibility to others 
B) responsibility to others;justice 
C) maintaining friendships;not getting into trouble 
D) the good of the few;the good of the many

Question 20

About _____ percent of adolescents engage in some sort of community service or volunteering activity.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 33 
C) 50 
D) 66 
A) 25 
B) 33 
C) 50 
D) 66

Asian American students tend to do well in school and tend to have parents who employ a(n)_____ parenting style.

Stuart is 15 and likes "brain teaser" puzzles and word problems.He thinks about all possible alternatives and tries to eliminate them logically,one by one.This is an example of _____ reasoning.

The study on which Kohlberg based his theory of moral reasoning was a _____.

_____ parenting is positively associated with academic achievement.

Henri is asked which twentieth-century artist became famous for painting pictures of soup cans and celebrities.He correctly answers "Andy Warhol." This recall of information can best be described as __________ knowledge.

Three teenagers are asked why they do not use drugs.Which statement demonstrates conventional moral reasoning?

Piaget focused on individual differences in the formal operational stage.

Nadine's parents tell her what is right and wrong and expect her to conform to their wishes.They encourage Nadine to do well in school and to obey all the rules.If she does not,she is grounded.Nadine's parents use a(n)_____ parenting style.

What distinguishes Piaget's stage of formal operations from his earlier stages?

Individuals in the _____ stage of cognitive development are able to deal effectively with hypothetical situations.

With regard to adolescents' thinking,indecisiveness refers to the _____.

Elkind's notions of the imaginary audience and the personal fable _____.

Preconventional morality is characteristic of _____.

Elkind's personal fable is the idea that everyone is looking at you.

The most successful school-to-work programs offer instruction in all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Long-term effects of teens working suggests that they should not work long hours.

The order of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in order from lowest to highest is: preconventional,conventional,and autonomous.

_____ studied moral development by presenting hypothetical dilemmas to subjects to determine what they would recommend as a course of action.

According to Carol Gilligan,males emphasize _ in moral judgments,whereas females focus on _.

About _____ percent of adolescents engage in some sort of community service or volunteering activity.

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Exam 16: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Asian American students tend to do well in school and tend to have parents who employ a(n)_____ parenting style.

Stuart is 15 and likes "brain teaser" puzzles and word problems.He thinks about all possible alternatives and tries to eliminate them logically,one by one.This is an example of _____ reasoning.

The study on which Kohlberg based his theory of moral reasoning was a _____.

_____ parenting is positively associated with academic achievement.

Henri is asked which twentieth-century artist became famous for painting pictures of soup cans and celebrities.He correctly answers "Andy Warhol." This recall of information can best be described as __________ knowledge.

Three teenagers are asked why they do not use drugs.Which statement demonstrates conventional moral reasoning?

Piaget focused on individual differences in the formal operational stage.

Nadine's parents tell her what is right and wrong and expect her to conform to their wishes.They encourage Nadine to do well in school and to obey all the rules.If she does not,she is grounded.Nadine's parents use a(n)_____ parenting style.

What distinguishes Piaget's stage of formal operations from his earlier stages?

Individuals in the _____ stage of cognitive development are able to deal effectively with hypothetical situations.

With regard to adolescents' thinking,indecisiveness refers to the _____.

Elkind's notions of the imaginary audience and the personal fable _____.

Preconventional morality is characteristic of _____.

Elkind's personal fable is the idea that everyone is looking at you.

The most successful school-to-work programs offer instruction in all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Long-term effects of teens working suggests that they should not work long hours.

The order of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in order from lowest to highest is: preconventional,conventional,and autonomous.

_____ studied moral development by presenting hypothetical dilemmas to subjects to determine what they would recommend as a course of action.

According to Carol Gilligan,males emphasize _____ in moral judgments,whereas females focus on _____.

About _____ percent of adolescents engage in some sort of community service or volunteering activity.

Studying a Childs World

A Childs World: How We Discover It

Forming a New Life: Conception,heredity,and Environment

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development and Health During the First Three Years

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

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According to Carol Gilligan,males emphasize _ in moral judgments,whereas females focus on _.