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Interaction among __________ promotes moral understanding.


A) like-minded peers
B) peers of the same race
C) peers of the same ethnicity
D) peers who present differing viewpoints

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Online interactions


A) with strangers lead to depression, peer victimization, and delinquency.
B) with preexisting friends tend to shorten the duration of the friendship.
C) with strangers offer some teenagers vital social support.
D) detract from high-quality face-to-face social experiences.

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Seventeen-year-old Paulette is Native American.She is aware of her cultural ancestry,feels a strong sense of pride in being Native American,and is becoming more sensitive to the attitudes and feelings associated with being part of her tribe.Paulette is developing


A) acculturative stress.
B) bicultural identity.
C) ethnic identity.
D) identity diffusion.

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Identity-__________ individuals lack clear direction.They are not committed to values or goals,nor are they actively trying to reach them.


A) achieved
B) foreclosed
C) diffused
D) delayed

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Cliques


A) usually have members that resemble one another in family background.
B) are large, loosely organized groups of agemates.
C) weaken adolescents' self-concepts.
D) increase in importance throughout adolescence.

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In Kohlberg's "good boy-good girl" orientation,children


A) find it difficult to consider two points of view.
B) take societal laws into account.
C) express the same concern for the welfare of another as they do for themselves.
D) regard laws and rules as flexible for furthering human purposes.

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Alec has warm,supportive parents.He is most likely to affiliate with which of the following crowds?


A) "partyers"
B) "nonconformists"
C) "druggies"
D) "brains"

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Discuss the impact of religious involvement on moral development in adolescence.

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Which of the following statements about sex differences in adolescent depression is true?


A) In many developing countries, rates of depression are similar for males and females.
B) Early-maturing boys are especially prone to depression.
C) Adolescent gender intensification may strengthen boys' tendency to ruminate on their problems.
D) Adolescents of both genders who identify strongly with "masculine" traits are more depressed.

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Quinn believes that actively maintaining the current social system ensures positive relationships and societal order.According to Kohlberg,Quinn is at the __________ level of moral development.


A) preconventional
B) conventional
C) postconventional
D) perspective-taking

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When presented with the Heinz dilemma,Luann overlooks Heinz's intentions and,instead,focuses on fear of authority and avoidance of punishment.Luann is at which of Kohlberg's stages of moral development?


A) Stage 1: The punishment and obedience orientation
B) Stage 2: The instrumental purpose orientation
C) Stage 3: The "good-boy-good-girl" orientation
D) Stage 4: The social-order-maintaining orientation

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Among college-educated young adults,Kohlberg's Stage _____ reasoning is the typical response.


A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

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The first dating relationships of __________ tend to be short-lived because they fear peer harassment and rejection.


A) highly religious individuals
B) homosexual youths
C) ethnic minorities
D) heterosexual youths

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At Kohlberg's Stage 2 of moral development,children


A) want to maintain the affection and approval of friends and relatives by being a "good person."
B) typically mention such principles as respect for the worth and dignity of each person.
C) take societal laws into account when making moral choices.
D) view right action as flowing from self-interest and understand reciprocity as equal exchange of favors.

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In high school,Jamie is a class leader.She is highly social and involved in several activities.Jamie socializes with a large,loosely organized group of popular classmates.This group is Jamie's


A) crowd.
B) social family.
C) clique.
D) circle.

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An improved ability to reason about social relationships leads teenagers to


A) rely more on parental support.
B) deidealize their parents.
C) solve problems less efficiently.
D) gender intensification.

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Which of the following statements about juvenile delinquency is true?


A) Delinquency involves misconduct, but not illegal behavior.
B) Almost all teenagers admit to having committed some sort of delinquent act.
C) Juveniles account for about 4 percent of police arrests.
D) For most delinquents, a brush with the law forecasts adult criminal behavior.

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Lawrence Kohlberg studied the development of moral understanding by


A) observing his own children in situations where they were tempted to do something they knew was wrong.
B) presenting children and adults with moral dilemmas and asking them what the main actor should do and why.
C) using puppets to act out misbehavior and then asking children to explain why the puppet was wrong.
D) interviewing parents about how their children would behave under a variety of circumstances.

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A common __________ morality is clearly evident in the dilemma responses of people from vastly different cultures.


A) level of
B) other-directed
C) justice
D) private conscience

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Erikson was the first to recognize __________ as a crucial step toward becoming a productive,content adult.


A) autonomy
B) identity
C) trust
D) intimacy

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