COUC 502 Chpts 8&9
_____ believed that females tend to emphasize caring when cognitively handling ethical
decisions whereas males emphasize justice. - correct answer-Gilligan
_____ is the act of consuming significant amounts of alcohol in a short span of time before
even arriving at the main event. - correct answer-Pregaming
_____ is the capacity to be sensitive and effective in relating to other people. - correct
answer-Social competence
A growing number of individuals are choosing to marry later in life or to remain single. -
correct answer-True
According to Erikson, a later adolescent has the basic conflict of _____ to work through. -
correct answer-intimacy vs. isolation
According to Erikson, the main task for adolescents is to work through the crisis of _____. -
correct answer-identity vs. role confusion
According to Piaget, individuals in the _____ thought stage of cognitive development have
more complex decision-making skills that take into consideration situational circumstances
and integrate emotion with logic. - correct answer-postformal
Adolescent risk-taking may be a form of modeling and romanticizing adult behavior. - correct
answer-True
Adolescents are more likely to choose to affiliate with leaders who influence them not to
engage in illegal, immoral, and unhealthy behaviors. - correct answer-False
Adolescents experiencing _____ have committed to an identity without exploring
themselves, often because the identity has been forced upon them by an authority such as a
parent or religious institution. - correct answer-identity foreclosure
Adolescents whose morals are not present to the degree other adolescents' morals are often
times are more prone to physical aggression during adolescence. - correct answer-True
As the brain matures, the neural connections between the _____ and the _____ begin to
disappear allowing the individual to reduce the influence of peers. - correct answer-prefrontal
cortex, limbic system
Counselors, teachers, and those working with children and adolescents can help them
improve their self-esteem by encouraging them to focus on, explore, and value their areas of
higher competency. - correct answer-True
_____ believed that females tend to emphasize caring when cognitively handling ethical
decisions whereas males emphasize justice. - correct answer-Gilligan
_____ is the act of consuming significant amounts of alcohol in a short span of time before
even arriving at the main event. - correct answer-Pregaming
_____ is the capacity to be sensitive and effective in relating to other people. - correct
answer-Social competence
A growing number of individuals are choosing to marry later in life or to remain single. -
correct answer-True
According to Erikson, a later adolescent has the basic conflict of _____ to work through. -
correct answer-intimacy vs. isolation
According to Erikson, the main task for adolescents is to work through the crisis of _____. -
correct answer-identity vs. role confusion
According to Piaget, individuals in the _____ thought stage of cognitive development have
more complex decision-making skills that take into consideration situational circumstances
and integrate emotion with logic. - correct answer-postformal
Adolescent risk-taking may be a form of modeling and romanticizing adult behavior. - correct
answer-True
Adolescents are more likely to choose to affiliate with leaders who influence them not to
engage in illegal, immoral, and unhealthy behaviors. - correct answer-False
Adolescents experiencing _____ have committed to an identity without exploring
themselves, often because the identity has been forced upon them by an authority such as a
parent or religious institution. - correct answer-identity foreclosure
Adolescents whose morals are not present to the degree other adolescents' morals are often
times are more prone to physical aggression during adolescence. - correct answer-True
As the brain matures, the neural connections between the _____ and the _____ begin to
disappear allowing the individual to reduce the influence of peers. - correct answer-prefrontal
cortex, limbic system
Counselors, teachers, and those working with children and adolescents can help them
improve their self-esteem by encouraging them to focus on, explore, and value their areas of
higher competency. - correct answer-True
