Psyc336 Ch.15 questions with complete
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The self-esteem of the average teenager __________. - correct answer ✔✔tends to rise in late
adolescence
In early to middle adolescence, variations in self-esteem depend in part on a gap between the
__________. - correct answer ✔✔ideal self and actual self in domains that are important to the
adolescent
According to James Marcia, an adolescent who accepts his parents' political views would be categorized
as __________ in the political domain, but if he is searching for another option than to go into the family
business, he would be __________ in that domain. - correct answer ✔✔According to James Marcia, an
adolescent who accepts his parents' political views would be categorized as __________ in the political
domain, but if he is searching for another option than to go into the family business, he would be
__________ in that domain.
According to the two-cycle model of identity development, adolescents tend to explore in breadth and
make temporary commitments (say, to a career), whereas emerging adults tend to __________. - correct
answer ✔✔explore in depth
Positive developmental outcomes—such as high self-esteem, social competence, and academic
achievement—are associated with adolescents and emerging adults who have __________. - correct
answer ✔✔positive emotions toward their racial-ethnic identity
According to Kohlberg, living up to people's expectations and following the laws of society are both
aspects of __________. - correct answer ✔✔conventional morality
Longitudinal studies using Kohlberg's dilemmas in the United States and other societies consistently find
that __________. - correct answer ✔✔stages 1 to 4 develop in the order Kohlberg proposed and are
found in some form in many cultures
, Studies of the relationship between moral thinking and moral behavior find __________. - correct
answer ✔✔a moderate relationship between moral reasoning stage and moral behavior, but people's
behavior is sometimes at a lower level than their moral reasoning due to situational circumstances
Research applying social domain theory (the theory that there are three domains, social-conventional,
moral, and personal) across cultures reveals all of the following __________. - correct answer ✔✔some
cultures (such as the Hindu culture) weigh interpersonal responsibilities more heavily than justice-based
moral rules
the distinction between morals, social conventions, and personal choice is made by children and
adolescents in many cultures
some issues of personal choice in the United States are seen as moral or social-conventional rules in
other cultures
Religious involvement is associated with which of the following positive developmental outcomes? -
correct answer ✔✔lower sexual activity
Parent-teen conflict __________. - correct answer ✔✔often hinges on the teen's urge to control more
issues of personal choice
Which style of parenting was associated with stronger emotional functioning and better cognitive
performance in U.S. and Chinese samples? - correct answer ✔✔autonomy-supportive parenting in both
samples
Which of the following is a commonly used process by which teenage friends try to maintain and
gradually increase their similarities in behavior and interests? - correct answer ✔✔emulation of a
friend's behavior
Researchers have found that delinquent boys engage in deviancy training, a process in which
__________. - correct answer ✔✔boys respond more positively to comments about deviant acts than
they do to comments about nondeviant acts
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The self-esteem of the average teenager __________. - correct answer ✔✔tends to rise in late
adolescence
In early to middle adolescence, variations in self-esteem depend in part on a gap between the
__________. - correct answer ✔✔ideal self and actual self in domains that are important to the
adolescent
According to James Marcia, an adolescent who accepts his parents' political views would be categorized
as __________ in the political domain, but if he is searching for another option than to go into the family
business, he would be __________ in that domain. - correct answer ✔✔According to James Marcia, an
adolescent who accepts his parents' political views would be categorized as __________ in the political
domain, but if he is searching for another option than to go into the family business, he would be
__________ in that domain.
According to the two-cycle model of identity development, adolescents tend to explore in breadth and
make temporary commitments (say, to a career), whereas emerging adults tend to __________. - correct
answer ✔✔explore in depth
Positive developmental outcomes—such as high self-esteem, social competence, and academic
achievement—are associated with adolescents and emerging adults who have __________. - correct
answer ✔✔positive emotions toward their racial-ethnic identity
According to Kohlberg, living up to people's expectations and following the laws of society are both
aspects of __________. - correct answer ✔✔conventional morality
Longitudinal studies using Kohlberg's dilemmas in the United States and other societies consistently find
that __________. - correct answer ✔✔stages 1 to 4 develop in the order Kohlberg proposed and are
found in some form in many cultures
, Studies of the relationship between moral thinking and moral behavior find __________. - correct
answer ✔✔a moderate relationship between moral reasoning stage and moral behavior, but people's
behavior is sometimes at a lower level than their moral reasoning due to situational circumstances
Research applying social domain theory (the theory that there are three domains, social-conventional,
moral, and personal) across cultures reveals all of the following __________. - correct answer ✔✔some
cultures (such as the Hindu culture) weigh interpersonal responsibilities more heavily than justice-based
moral rules
the distinction between morals, social conventions, and personal choice is made by children and
adolescents in many cultures
some issues of personal choice in the United States are seen as moral or social-conventional rules in
other cultures
Religious involvement is associated with which of the following positive developmental outcomes? -
correct answer ✔✔lower sexual activity
Parent-teen conflict __________. - correct answer ✔✔often hinges on the teen's urge to control more
issues of personal choice
Which style of parenting was associated with stronger emotional functioning and better cognitive
performance in U.S. and Chinese samples? - correct answer ✔✔autonomy-supportive parenting in both
samples
Which of the following is a commonly used process by which teenage friends try to maintain and
gradually increase their similarities in behavior and interests? - correct answer ✔✔emulation of a
friend's behavior
Researchers have found that delinquent boys engage in deviancy training, a process in which
__________. - correct answer ✔✔boys respond more positively to comments about deviant acts than
they do to comments about nondeviant acts
