learning curve 3c

The brain becomes fully mature by:

22 to 25 years of age.

In Erikson's theory, early adulthood is to intimacy as _____ is to _____.

Middle age; generativity

Which statement is false regarding death and dying?

Terminally ill and bereaved people go through predictable stages of grief such as denial before anger.

Sixteen-year-old Michael is growing a marijuana plant in a corner of his family's garden. His stepfather asks him to remove it because it is illegal. In Kohlberg's terms, Michael's stepfather is demonstrating _____ reasoning.

conventional

During adolescence, most individuals achieve Jean Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development.

formal operational

In 2005, the Supreme Court rules that juvenile death penalties are unconstitutional, partly on the basis of evidence suggesting that the _______ is immature among adolescents.

frontal lobe

In part, the trademark impulsivity of adolescence reflects that brain development proceeds more slowly in the brain's _____ than in its _____.

frontal lobe; limbic system

Olivia is 46. She has the intense desire to create a mentoring program at her company. According to Erik Erikson, she is MOST likely experiencing the stage of _____.

generativity

Marcia is 48. She has the intense desire to create a mentoring program at her company. According to Erik Erikson, she is MOST likely experiencing:

generativity.

According to Erik Erikson, older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of:

integrity

Physical exercise in adulthood encourages the birth of new neurons in areas responsible for learning and memory. MOST specifically, therefore, exercise facilitates _____ in the _____.

neurogenesis; hippocampus

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

postconventional

Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Lawrence Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n) _____ morality.

preconventional

Susie does not eat cookies before dinner because her parents will send her to her room for the rest of the night. In Kohlberg's terms, Susie is at the _____ level of moral reasoning.

preconventional

The light-sensitive inner portion of the eye is called the _____.

retina

The beginning of adolescence is marked by:

the physical signs of sexual maturation.