Exam 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Jessica spends most of her time with a group of five other teenage girls who share her attitudes and interests in the same activities. Jessica's group is called a:

Kohlberg's scale is valid, meaning it clearly measures real-world moral acts.

A 15-year-old boy broke into a store with his buddies. One of the older boys shot and killed the store's owner. Given what the text says about the criminal justice system, the 15-year-old:

Teens are typically sleep deprived because the high school day starts too early.

Antisocial behavior that persists into adulthood is called:

Teenagers tend to be more sensitive to _____ than other age groups.

You have a friend who is running for district representative in the upcoming election. He is asked during a debate how the legal system should manage teen drug use and other teen criminal behavior. According to the text, you should suggest to your friend that the legal system should:

Fudo has been getting into trouble with the law, and his parents are angry and have emotionally withdrawn from him. According to the text, which statement is MOST likely true?

Bowdie used to be a model child, but since he hit puberty, he's been getting into trouble and was recently suspended from school. His frantic parents ask, "Is my son destined for problems as an adult?" According to the text, what is the BEST reply?

According to neuroscientists, teens are MORE prone to take risks because the brain's _____ has (have) not yet matured.

Which teenage stereotype is TRUE?

A mother seeks advice from a developmentalist about problems her 11-year-old daughter might experience during the next few years. Which is NOT a problem the developmentalist should predict?

The age group that a judge MOST likely would see in her court are males in their:

Neema was highly intellectual and self-confident in elementary school. As she travels into high school (in a normal public school) and finds herself in the "brains crowd," Neema might become:

Pauline's parents have been encouraging her to consider colleges that are "not close to home," in order to explore her independence and become a "separate person." Pauline MOST likely lives in a more _____ culture.

Which elementary school child is at high risk of ending up in the high school "deviant" burn-out group?

According to the text, most adolescents become interested in romantic partners during _____ school.

A core change unique to formal operations is that teens can:

Using Kohlberg's terms, identify the level of moral reasoning in each statement: (1) "He only cares if he gets punished or rewarded"; (2) "He has a personal code of ethics that transcends what society says"; (3) "His morality is focused on what the culture says is legal or right."

In general, a mother's main emotional concern is acting-out behaviors in a teenage son and _____ in a teenage daughter.