pysch chapter 3

The brain becomes fully mature by:

22-25 yrs old

Late adulthood begins at age:

65

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 morality

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

In psychology, the MOST influential theory of moral development in psychology is that of:

kohlberg

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

launchpad

Danelle is 52. Recently she has stopped menstruating and is no longer of childbearing age. Danelle has experienced:

menopause

Jeannette is in her mid-seventies and she is in remarkably good health. If she were to worry about getting sick, she should probably worry most about:

pneumonia

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