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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.


A) postconventional
B) concrete operational
C) preconventional
D) conventional

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As compared with the production of egg cells,sperm cell production


A) begins later in life.
B) involves a jellylike outer covering.
C) begins earlier in life.
D) occurs at a slower rate.

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The "we" aspect of our self-concept that comes from our group membership is our


A) moral intuition.
B) role confusion.
C) social identity.
D) preconventional morality.

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Abner,a 70-year-old retired teacher,feels that his life has not been of any real value or significance.According to Erikson,Abner has failed to achieve a sense of


A) basic trust.
B) intimacy.
C) autonomy.
D) integrity.

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Remembering to do something at a particular time or in particular circumstances is called


A) terminal decline.
B) prospective memory.
C) the social clock.
D) working memory.

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Children exposed to severe or prolonged physical abuse respond to angry faces with ________ activity in threat-detecting areas of the brain.As adults they exhibit ________ startle responses.


A) diminished;weaker
B) heightened;weaker
C) diminished;stronger
D) heightened;stronger

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Research on people aged 65 and older has shown that


A) most older people become increasingly fearful of death as they age.
B) most older people experience loss of visual sharpness.
C) most victims of Alzheimer's disease can reverse the disorder by becoming physically active.
D) most of those older than 65 reside in health care institutions such as nursing homes.

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According to Kohlberg,morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is characteristic of the ________ stage.


A) preconventional
B) preoperational
C) conventional
D) postconventional

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The thought of eating boiled dog meat is so emotionally disgusting to Caitlin that she is immediately sure it must be morally wrong.Her reaction is best explained in terms of


A) Piaget's cognitive development perspective.
B) Erikson's psychosocial perspective.
C) Haidt's intuitionist perspective.
D) Kohlberg's moral development perspective.

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Noticeable facial misproportions and cognitive abnormalities are most likely to be associated with severe cases of


A) hypertension.
B) habituation.
C) diabetes.
D) fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Henry disapproves of stealing jelly beans from his sister's Easter basket because he thinks his mother will spank him if he does.Henry's thinking best represents a ________ morality.


A) conventional
B) preconventional
C) concrete operational
D) postconventional

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According to Kohlberg,postconventional morality involves


A) behavior based on self-interest.
B) affirmation of self-defined ethical principles.
C) strong concern for social approval.
D) unquestioning obedience to authority figures.

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Eighteen-month-old Justin follows his mother around the house,clinging tightly to her when he is frightened.This best illustrates


A) object permanence.
B) attachment behavior.
C) stranger anxiety.
D) accommodation.

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Compared with non-cohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?


A) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting.
B) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting.
C) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting.
D) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting.

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


A) conventional
B) unconventional
C) preconventional
D) postconventional

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Just after birth,the cries of newborns typically bear the intonation of


A) identity.
B) an epigenetic effect.
C) habituation.
D) their mother's native language.

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Marie feels socially useful in her career as a financial investment advisor.Erik Erikson would have suggested that Marie experiences a sense of


A) attachment.
B) autonomy.
C) generativity.
D) plasticity.

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Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called


A) egocentrism.
B) assimilation.
C) imprinting.
D) accommodation.

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With repeated presentations of a bright red toy,2-month-old Anita began to respond with less visual attention to the toy.Her decreasing responsiveness best illustrates


A) an epigenetic effect.
B) a reflex.
C) habituation.
D) fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Mark thinks that language development over the life span requires a slow but steady shaping process.His belief is most directly relevant to the issue of


A) continuity and stages.
B) nature and nurture.
C) behavior and mental processes.
D) stability and change.

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