Exam 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

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?

Which of the following typically helps to prepare adolescents for romantic relationships?

Homosexual teens become aware of their same-sex attractions at about the age of ________.Heterosexual teens become aware of their opposite-sex attractions at about the age of ________.

Lionel thinks he wants to be a fireman,but he is not sure.He is working with his high school career counselor to get information about careers and college majors before he makes a decision.According to Marcia,Lionel is in which stage of identity development?

According to Erikson,what is missing from many industrialized societies that makes adolescents more vulnerable to risky behaviors?

According to Bem,someone who is low in masculinity and femininity would be considered to be ________ in their gender-role identity.

According to Kohlberg,the highest stage of moral reasoning is

An individual whose gender-role identity is ________ would perceive herself or himself as having both feminine and masculine traits.

Erikson used which of the following terms to refer to the period when an adolescent is troubled by a lack of identity?

Which of the following is considered to be the least important characteristic of teenagers' friendships?

Don's parents are politically conservative and consider themselves religious.Don's values are very much the same as his parents,but he has several friends who are active in politically liberal causes.Don's friends ask him to join them for a rally to protest the local library's plan to limit teenagers' access to the Internet.What is Don most likely to do?

Explain why adolescents of ethnic minorities tend to model athletes and "famous" individuals rather than people that they are familiar with in their everyday lives,even if these people are high achievers.

Which of the following is a necessary condition for the development of advanced moral reasoning?