Exam 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Which of the following refers to the ability to look at a situation from another person's perspective?

Which of the following is believed by Kohlberg and others to be the most important contributor to moral reasoning?

Which of the following statement about Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning is correct?

Erikson used the term ________ to refer to the period when an adolescent is troubled by a lack of identity.

Martha accepts what her pastor says as the truth. Her own moral values rely on his guidance. According to Kohlberg, Martha is in which level of moral reasoning?

How did the divorce of his parents affect the young man in the video? Do you think that his experience is typical? Do you think that there are specific factors in this example that contribute to the negative effects of divorce?

Which of the following best defines the term antisocial in psychological theories?

According to Erikson, why do teenagers identify with peer groups?

Which of the following might be an advantage of cultures which have clearly identified rites of passage into adulthood?

At which stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning are the standards the child uses to judge right and wrong based on external superior sources of authority and determined by the outcome or consequences?

Katie is often perceived by others to be a boy because of her style of clothing, her facial characteristics, and mannerisms. Based on this information, which of the following might be applied to Katie?

Ben's friend Muhammed broke a window and consequently was punished. Ben said that Muhammed was bad because he had been punished. This would indicate that Ben was at which level and stage of moral reasoning?

What is the term used by developmentalists to describe the psychological aspects of the sexual self?

What are the four categories of gender role identity as defined by Bem?

More recent theorists have elaborated on Erikson's definition to include which of the following?

Why are rites of passage important?

Which statement most accurately describes the progression of peer group structures through adolescence?

According to James Marcia, a person who has examined her values and choices, and who has committed to a specific role, value, or ideology is in which stage of identity status?

An individual who has thought carefully about their moral values and considers what is best for society as well as for themselves, even if it goes against conventional morals, would be in Kohlberg's stage of ________.

The rules or norms of a group to which the individual belongs, such as the family, peer group, or religion, become the basis of moral judgments during which level of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning?