Deck 28: Causes of Conflict

Question 1

Adolescence extends from
•the beginning of concrete operations to the end of formal operations.
•12 to 15 years of age.
•the beginnings of sexual maturity to independent adulthood.
•the beginning to the end of the growth spurt.

Answer 1

•the beginnings of sexual maturity to independent adulthood

Question 2

The first ejaculation is to an adolescent boy as ________ is to an adolescent girl.
•sexual intercourse
•puberty
•menarche
•breast development

Answer 2

•menarche

Question 3

Piaget is to cognitive development as Kohlberg is to ________ development.
•emotional
•physical
•moral
•social

Answer 3

•moral

Question 4

Boys who mature at an early age tend to be more
•physically uncoordinated.
•sexually inhibited.
•popular and self-assured.
•academically successful.

Question 5

According to Kohlberg,morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents ________ morality.
•conventional
•preconventional
•concrete operational
•postconventional

Question 6

Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class. Heidi is likely to be
•the most popular student in class.
•self-assured and independent.
•challenging her teacher's authority.
•the object of some teasing.

Question 7

Avoiding physical punishment is to ________ morality as respecting the laws of society is to ________ morality.
•conventional; postconventional
•preconventional; postconventional
•conventional; preconventional
•preconventional; conventional

Question 8

Puberty is most closely related to the onset of
•adult responsibilities.
•menarche.
•rites of passage.
•conventional morality.

Question 9

The body structures that enable reproduction are the
•primary sex characteristics.
•secondary sex characteristics.
•limbic system structures.
•frontal lobes.

Question 10

Even though smoking marijuana would reduce the pain associated with her chronic medical condition,Juanita believes it would be morally wrong because it is prohibited by the laws of her state. Kohlberg would suggest that Juanita demonstrates a(n)_______ morality.
•conventional
•unconventional
•preconventional
•postconventional

Question 11

Despite huge legal costs and social disapproval,Mr. Lambers refuses to pay income taxes because his conscience will not allow him to support a government that spends billions of dollars on military weapons. Mr. Lambers' reasoning best illustrates Kohlberg's ________ stage.
•postconventional
•concrete operational
•preconventional
•conventional

Question 12

During adolescence,maturation of the ________ lags behind maturation of the ________.
•brainstem; pituitary
•pituitary; brainstem
•limbic system; frontal lobe
•frontal lobe; limbic system

Question 13

According to Kohlberg,postconventional morality involves
•behavior based on self-interest.
•affirmation of self-defined ethical principles.
•strong concern for social approval.
•unquestioning obedience to authority figures.

Question 14

Regis thinks it's wrong to drive over the speed limit simply because he might get punished for doing so. He is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ stage of morality.
•conventional
•postconventional
•preconventional
•preoperational

Question 15

Compared with adults from Western cultures that favor individualism,those from collectivist societies are LESS likely to develop ________ morality.
•preconventional
•postconventional
•concrete operational
•conventional

Question 16

People experience rapid physical growth and sexual maturation during
•late adolescence.
•puberty.
•emerging adulthood.
•late childhood.

Question 17

The ability to think logically about hypothetical situations is indicative of the ________ stage of development.
•conventional
•preconventional
•preoperational
•formal operational

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sex characteristic?
•female ovaries
•male facial hair
•the male grip
•female height