Psych LearningCurve 3c. Adolescence; Adulthood

Late adulthood begins at age:

65

Allan is 35. Beryl is 50. Callie is 63. Which of these individuals is middle-aged?

Beryl and Callie are middle-aged, whereas Allan is not.

Kohlberg's theory of moral development MOST closely reflects:

Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Maya is 15 years old and has a close, affectionate relationship with her mother. Which of the following is MOST likely? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

She has close relationships with several other girls her age.

Ren is 13-years old and is telling his mother that she should not drive too fast and make a complete stop at the light in order to avoid getting a ticket. Lawrence Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates _____ morality.

conventional

Sixteen-year-old Michael begins 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

From the late teens into the mid-20s, individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _____ adulthood.

emerging

Janice has a job, a cat named Jake, and 33 candles on her birthday cake. She is worried about finding the "right man." She frequently spends nights alone and knows she is not getting any younger. According to Erik Erikson, Janice is in the stage of development called intimacy vs. _____.

isolation

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.

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, the majority of children younger than age nine have a _____ morality.

preconventional

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

All of the following statements are true about death and dying EXCEPT: a. parents who have lost a child had higher rates of psychiatric hospitalization compared to parents who did not suffer this type of loss. b. those who express the strongest grief immediately do not progress through their grief more quickly. c. self-help groups provide support but the passage of time also helps. d. terminally ill and bereaved people go through predictable stages of grief, such as denial before anger.

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