Question 1

According to Erikson,trust is to infancy as identity is to

Accepted Answer

A)  late adulthood. 
B)  childhood. 
C)  young adulthood. 
D)  adolescence.

Question 2

Laboratory games reveal that people's desire to punish wrongdoing is driven mostly by automatic emotional reactions rather than by deliberate conscious calculations that punishment will deter crime.This most clearly supports the ________ perspective on morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosocial 
B)  intuitionist 
C)  postconventional 
D)  concrete operational

Question 3

As teens mature,the growth of myelin facilitates

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of impulsive risky behaviors. 
B)  feelings of attraction toward those of the opposite (or the same)sex. 
C)  the birth of new nerve cells in the hippocampus. 
D)  communication between the frontal lobes and other brain regions.

Question 4

According to Kohlberg,postconventional morality involves

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior based on self-interest. 
B)  affirmation of self-defined ethical principles. 
C)  strong concern for social approval. 
D)  unquestioning obedience to authority figures.

Question 5

Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of identity. 
B)  self-awareness. 
C)  moral reasoning. 
D)  moral intuitions.

Question 6

Zian can't decide what he wants to do with his life.He has tried several different jobs,but has been fired for lack of effort each time.According to Erikson,Zian best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  a pruning process. 
B)  preconventional morality. 
C)  role confusion. 
D)  delay of gratification.

Question 7

According to Erikson,committing oneself to meaningful social roles would be most indicative of the achievement of

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy. 
B)  competence. 
C)  initiative. 
D)  identity.

Question 8

In service-learning programs where teens have tutored children or assisted older adults,the teens have experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  a decreased sense of peer approval. 
B)  increased school absenteeism. 
C)  a decreased sense of competence. 
D)  an increased willingness to serve.

Question 9

Adolescents' search for identity is especially likely to be prolonged well into their late teens in cultures that value

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity. 
B)  individualism. 
C)  preconventional morality. 
D)  a strong sense of basic trust.

Question 10

Young children who more consistently delayed gratification in Mischel's classic marshmallow tests are best described as more

Accepted Answer

A)  socially dependent. 
B)  self-controlled. 
C)  anxious. 
D)  self-disclosing.

Question 11

According to Erikson,infancy is to trust as adolescence is to

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy. 
B)  identity. 
C)  generativity. 
D)  integrity.

Question 12

Adolescents and their parents are most likely to have disagreements regarding

Accepted Answer

A)  religious beliefs. 
B)  career choices. 
C)  college choices. 
D)  homework.

Question 13

Research on teen social relationships indicates that most adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  like their parents. 
B)  frequently include their parents in their Facebook postings. 
C)  want to avoid emotionally close relationships with peers. 
D)  experience positive relationships with peers and negative relationships with parents.

Question 14

Who was the first psychologist to describe adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erik Erikson 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  G.Stanley Hall

Question 15

Claims that adult personality traits are completely determined by childhood experiences are most clearly disputed by the ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosocial 
B)  life-span 
C)  intuitionist 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 16

Fourteen-year-old Lisa was asked,"What would happen if everyone in the world suddenly went blind?" She responded,"Those who had previously been blind would become leaders." Lisa's answer indicates she is in the ________ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Mark believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people.Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  unconventional 
C)  preconventional 
D)  postconventional

Question 18

Young teens are not fully equipped for curbing risky behavior or making long-term plans because of the incomplete maturation of their

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  somatosensory cortex.

Question 19

The improving emotion regulation during one's late teen years partially results from improved connections between the frontal lobes and the

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic system. 
B)  brainstem. 
C)  cerebellum. 
D)  thalamus.

Question 20

Which of the following phases of development extends from the beginnings of sexual maturity to independent adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  puberty 
B)  adolescence 
C)  menarche 
D)  emerging adulthood

Exam 15: Other Senses