LearningCurve 4c. Adolescence; Adulthood

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Only a small proportion, about _____ percent, of U.S. teens wish they were someone else.

20

Which individual is matched with the correct stage of adult development?

57 year old jack- middle adulthood

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

generativity

Erik Erikson proposed that at the _____ versus _____ stage of life, people discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family and work, or else they may feel a lack of purpose.

generativity; stagnation

Judith just turned 68 years old. Judith is in the developmental stage called _____ adulthood.

late

Adrianne is elated. She has not gotten her period in over a year. She does not have to worry about an unintended pregnancy either. She feels liberated. Adrianne is MOST likely experiencing _____.

menopause

Juanita is 56 years old. Juanita is in the developmental stage called _____ adulthood.

middle

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, people attain the _____ level of moral development when they develop an abstract level of reasoning, wherein they perceive basic ethical principles and the moral good as more important than their own selves.

postconventional

For older people, which of these is easiest to remember?

skills

To most people the sexual abuse of a very young child is so emotionally repulsive that they immediately recognize it as immoral. This BEST illustrates that moral judgments may possibly reflect:

unconscious decision making

According to Erikson, adults experience a sense of _____ when their activities contribute positively to society.

generativity

Peter is 54. He has just celebrated his twenty-fifth anniversary at his company. He feels that his gold watch is just a meaningless trinket and is glad that he balanced his work with family life. According to Erik Erikson, Peter is in the stage of development called _____ versus _____.

generativity vs. stagnation

Keith is 16 years old and is trying different clothes and hairstyles. His father is confused and sometimes shocked by his son's pairing of shirts and pants, the earrings, chains, and hair colors. His mother, on the other hand, just laughs. According to Erik Erikson, Keith is in the stage of development called _____ versus role confusion.

identity

Marcus has decided to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity this summer. He has come to realize that he is very lucky. He wants to give back to people who are not as fortunate. Marcus has probably reached the _____ stage of moral development.

postconventional

Christina walks into her introductory psychology course on the first day of class. She becomes immediately aware that she is the only African-American in the entire class. She is aware of her:

social identity

Based on the textbook's introductory discussion of adolescence, the teen years are LEAST likely to be described as a period of:

stability

Jeremy is 16 years old and is trying different clothes and hairstyles. His father is confused and sometimes shocked by his son's pairing of shirts and pants, earrings, chains, and various hair colors Jeremy tries. His mother, on the other hand, just laughs. According to Erik Erikson, Jeremy is in the stage of development called _____ versus _____.

identity; role confusion


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