Question 1

Who analyzed people's answers to moral dilemmas for evidence of different stages of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erik Erikson 
B)  Walter Mischel 
C)  Jean Piaget 
D)  Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 2

Henry disapproves of stealing jelly beans from his sister's Easter basket because he thinks his mother will spank him if he does.Henry's thinking best represents a ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  preconventional 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  postconventional

Question 3

During late adolescence,people show a(n)________ in agreeableness and a(n)________ in emotional stability.

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease;increase 
B)  increase;decrease 
C)  decrease;decrease 
D)  increase;increase

Question 4

Which of the following is true of adolescence in contemporary industrialized societies,as compared with previous centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  It begins earlier in life and ends earlier in life. 
B)  It begins later in life and ends earlier in life. 
C)  It begins earlier in life and ends later in life. 
D)  It begins later in life and ends later in life.

Question 5

Many people would find it more morally repulsive to kill someone by thrusting a knife into his or her body than by shooting him or her with a gun from a distance.This is best explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  Erikson's psychosocial perspective. 
B)  Piaget's cognitive development perspective. 
C)  Haidt's intuitionist perspective. 
D)  Kohlberg's moral development perspective.

Question 6

According to Kohlberg,morality based simply on your own self-interest represents ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational 
B)  preconventional 
C)  conventional 
D)  postconventional

Question 7

Erikson suggested that the capacity to form close,loving relationships in young adulthood depended on

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrating generativity. 
B)  developing a sense of integrity. 
C)  mastering formal operational thinking. 
D)  achieving a sense of identity.

Question 8

Parent-child conflict during the transition to adolescence tends to be ________ with first-born rather than second-born children.The conflict tends to be ________ between children and their mothers than between children and their fathers.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater;stronger 
B)  smaller;weaker 
C)  greater;weaker 
D)  smaller;stronger

Question 9

Boys who are stronger and more athletic during their early teen years tend to be ________ independent and ________ at risk for alcohol use and delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A)  less;less 
B)  more;more 
C)  less;more 
D)  more;less

Question 10

Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited,appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  postconventional 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  conventional

Question 11

Brain scans of young teens reveal that ________ immaturity is most evident among juvenile offenders and drug users.

Accepted Answer

A)  brainstem 
B)  frontal lobe 
C)  pituitary 
D)  limbic system

Question 12

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

Accepted Answer

A)  seeking a lifelong romantic relationship. 
B)  severing the emotional ties between themselves and their childhood friends. 
C)  investigating the personal suitability of various occupational and social roles. 
D)  adopting whatever values and expectations their parents recommend.

Question 13

Lolita vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect.Erikson would have suggested that Lolita's inconsistency illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  delay of gratification. 
B)  role confusion. 
C)  a pruning process. 
D)  dual processing.

Question 14

Increased levels of body fat in females has been suggested as partially responsible for an early onset of

Accepted Answer

A)  postconventional morality. 
B)  formal operational thinking. 
C)  generativity. 
D)  puberty.

Question 15

According to Erikson,late adulthood is to integrity as young adulthood is to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from

Accepted Answer

A)  social influence. 
B)  a pruning process. 
C)  abnormal cognitive development. 
D)  postconventional moral thinking.

Question 17

Menarche is a maturational milestone most directly associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  postconventional morality. 
B)  dual processing. 
C)  role confusion. 
D)  puberty.

Question 18

The selective loss of unused connections among brain cells is called

Accepted Answer

A)  pruning. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  autonomy. 
D)  generativity.

Exam 15: Other Senses

Who analyzed people's answers to moral dilemmas for evidence of different stages of moral reasoning?

Henry disapproves of stealing jelly beans from his sister's Easter basket because he thinks his mother will spank him if he does.Henry's thinking best represents a ________ morality.

During late adolescence,people show a(n) in agreeableness and a(n) in emotional stability.

Which of the following is true of adolescence in contemporary industrialized societies,as compared with previous centuries?

Many people would find it more morally repulsive to kill someone by thrusting a knife into his or her body than by shooting him or her with a gun from a distance.This is best explained in terms of

According to Kohlberg,morality based simply on your own self-interest represents ________ morality.

Erikson suggested that the capacity to form close,loving relationships in young adulthood depended on

Parent-child conflict during the transition to adolescence tends to be with first-born rather than second-born children.The conflict tends to be between children and their mothers than between children and their fathers.

Boys who are stronger and more athletic during their early teen years tend to be independent and at risk for alcohol use and delinquency.

Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited,appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

Brain scans of young teens reveal that ________ immaturity is most evident among juvenile offenders and drug users.

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

Lolita vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect.Erikson would have suggested that Lolita's inconsistency illustrates

Increased levels of body fat in females has been suggested as partially responsible for an early onset of

According to Erikson,late adulthood is to integrity as young adulthood is to

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from

Menarche is a maturational milestone most directly associated with

The selective loss of unused connections among brain cells is called

Exam 15: Other Senses

Who analyzed people's answers to moral dilemmas for evidence of different stages of moral reasoning?

Henry disapproves of stealing jelly beans from his sister's Easter basket because he thinks his mother will spank him if he does.Henry's thinking best represents a ________ morality.

During late adolescence,people show a(n) ________ in agreeableness and a(n) ________ in emotional stability.

Which of the following is true of adolescence in contemporary industrialized societies,as compared with previous centuries?

Many people would find it more morally repulsive to kill someone by thrusting a knife into his or her body than by shooting him or her with a gun from a distance.This is best explained in terms of

According to Kohlberg,morality based simply on your own self-interest represents ________ morality.

Erikson suggested that the capacity to form close,loving relationships in young adulthood depended on

Parent-child conflict during the transition to adolescence tends to be ________ with first-born rather than second-born children.The conflict tends to be ________ between children and their mothers than between children and their fathers.

Boys who are stronger and more athletic during their early teen years tend to be ________ independent and ________ at risk for alcohol use and delinquency.

Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited,appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

Brain scans of young teens reveal that ________ immaturity is most evident among juvenile offenders and drug users.

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

Lolita vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect.Erikson would have suggested that Lolita's inconsistency illustrates

Increased levels of body fat in females has been suggested as partially responsible for an early onset of

According to Erikson,late adulthood is to integrity as young adulthood is to

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from

Menarche is a maturational milestone most directly associated with

The selective loss of unused connections among brain cells is called

During late adolescence,people show a(n) in agreeableness and a(n) in emotional stability.

Parent-child conflict during the transition to adolescence tends to be with first-born rather than second-born children.The conflict tends to be between children and their mothers than between children and their fathers.

Boys who are stronger and more athletic during their early teen years tend to be independent and at risk for alcohol use and delinquency.