Question 1

Carol Gilligan has been highly critical of Kohlberg's description of sex differences in the development of moral reasoning. Describe the focus of this criticism.

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Question 2

Briefly describe some recent evidence about changes that occur in the brain during adolescence. Include descriptions of changes in gray and white matter and the implications these changes may have for development.

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Question 3

How does the moral reasoning of adolescents differ from that of younger children? What forms of cognitive development are thought to underlie this development in moral reasoning? Explain.

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Question 4

Summarize current theory and research on the existence of sex differences in moral reasoning. When sex differences are observed, what factors appear to explain these differences?

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Question 5

Briefly describe the sequence of appearance of secondary sexual characteristics in boys and girls. Be sure to indicate when these changes take place.

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Question 6

What did Stanley Hall mean when he said that adolescence is a consequence of the evolutionary process? In what way did he see the connection?

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Question 7

Describe the effect of puberty on family relations.

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Question 8

Describe the characteristics of moral reasoning that begin to appear during adolescence.

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Question 9

In what ways might formal operations be used in everyday problem solving? What differences occur between "laboratory" formal operations and "everyday" formal operations?

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Question 10

Imagine that a typical adolescent is faced with the following dilemma: A friend has asked her not to tell anyone that he has stolen the answers to a final examination, but she knows that cheating is wrong, and has signed an honor pledge not to cheat and to report any cheating to the instructor. If she shows predominantly stage 3 moral reasoning, what kinds of arguments would you expect her to provide if indeed she decided to inform the teacher about the incident.

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Question 11

What environmental factors are thought to influence the age of menarche? Explain.

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Question 12

What is menarche? When in the pubertal period does it usually occur? How does it relate to the onset of ovulation?

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Describe the differences between adolescent and adult decision­making. What are the implications of these differences for the development of public policies, such as whether or not to allow adolescents to make decisions about abortion without the consent of a parent?

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Question 14

Describe four basic characteristics that distinguish adolescent thinking from thought during middle childhood.

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Question 15

In normal subjects, to what extent can formal operational thought be said to be universal? What was Piaget's position on this question? Explain.

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Question 16

Describe the manner in which a typical American 14­ year­old would approach Inhelder and Piaget's combination­of­chemicals problem. How would this compare to the problem­solving behaviors of a typical 7­year­old on the same task?

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Question 17

Explain how formal operational thought in adolescence differs from the concrete operational thought in middle childhood. Describe how someone at each level might respond to one of the Piagetian tasks.

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Question 18

Summarize the research on the question of how well Kolhberg's stages of moral development fit a variety of cultures. In other words, to what extent are Kohlberg's stages universal?

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Question 19

Describe the culture­context perspective on the development of thinking in adolescence. How would a developmentalist working in this tradition explain the variations in thinking across contexts and cultures?

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Question 20

Identify the final stage (stage 6) of Kohlberg's system of moral reasoning. What ideas characterize this stage? Give an example of behavior based on Kohlberg's stage 6 reasoning.

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Quiz 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Carol Gilligan has been highly critical of Kohlberg's description of sex differences in the development of moral reasoning. Describe the focus of this criticism.

Briefly describe some recent evidence about changes that occur in the brain during adolescence. Include descriptions of changes in gray and white matter and the implications these changes may have for development.

How does the moral reasoning of adolescents differ from that of younger children? What forms of cognitive development are thought to underlie this development in moral reasoning? Explain.

Summarize current theory and research on the existence of sex differences in moral reasoning. When sex differences are observed, what factors appear to explain these differences?

Briefly describe the sequence of appearance of secondary sexual characteristics in boys and girls. Be sure to indicate when these changes take place.

What did Stanley Hall mean when he said that adolescence is a consequence of the evolutionary process? In what way did he see the connection?

Describe the effect of puberty on family relations.

Describe the characteristics of moral reasoning that begin to appear during adolescence.

In what ways might formal operations be used in everyday problem solving? What differences occur between "laboratory" formal operations and "everyday" formal operations?

What environmental factors are thought to influence the age of menarche? Explain.

What is menarche? When in the pubertal period does it usually occur? How does it relate to the onset of ovulation?

Describe the differences between adolescent and adult decisionmaking. What are the implications of these differences for the development of public policies, such as whether or not to allow adolescents to make decisions about abortion without the consent of a parent?

Describe four basic characteristics that distinguish adolescent thinking from thought during middle childhood.

In normal subjects, to what extent can formal operational thought be said to be universal? What was Piaget's position on this question? Explain.

Describe the manner in which a typical American 14 yearold would approach Inhelder and Piaget's combinationofchemicals problem. How would this compare to the problemsolving behaviors of a typical 7yearold on the same task?

Explain how formal operational thought in adolescence differs from the concrete operational thought in middle childhood. Describe how someone at each level might respond to one of the Piagetian tasks.

Summarize the research on the question of how well Kolhberg's stages of moral development fit a variety of cultures. In other words, to what extent are Kohlberg's stages universal?

Describe the culturecontext perspective on the development of thinking in adolescence. How would a developmentalist working in this tradition explain the variations in thinking across contexts and cultures?

Identify the final stage (stage 6) of Kohlberg's system of moral reasoning. What ideas characterize this stage? Give an example of behavior based on Kohlberg's stage 6 reasoning.

Quiz 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Carol Gilligan has been highly critical of Kohlberg's description of sex differences in the development of moral reasoning. Describe the focus of this criticism.

Briefly describe some recent evidence about changes that occur in the brain during adolescence. Include descriptions of changes in gray and white matter and the implications these changes may have for development.

How does the moral reasoning of adolescents differ from that of younger children? What forms of cognitive development are thought to underlie this development in moral reasoning? Explain.

Summarize current theory and research on the existence of sex differences in moral reasoning. When sex differences are observed, what factors appear to explain these differences?

Briefly describe the sequence of appearance of secondary sexual characteristics in boys and girls. Be sure to indicate when these changes take place.

What did Stanley Hall mean when he said that adolescence is a consequence of the evolutionary process? In what way did he see the connection?

Describe the effect of puberty on family relations.

Describe the characteristics of moral reasoning that begin to appear during adolescence.

In what ways might formal operations be used in everyday problem solving? What differences occur between "laboratory" formal operations and "everyday" formal operations?

What environmental factors are thought to influence the age of menarche? Explain.

What is menarche? When in the pubertal period does it usually occur? How does it relate to the onset of ovulation?

Describe the differences between adolescent and adult decision­making. What are the implications of these differences for the development of public policies, such as whether or not to allow adolescents to make decisions about abortion without the consent of a parent?

Describe four basic characteristics that distinguish adolescent thinking from thought during middle childhood.

In normal subjects, to what extent can formal operational thought be said to be universal? What was Piaget's position on this question? Explain.

Describe the manner in which a typical American 14­ year­old would approach Inhelder and Piaget's combination­of­chemicals problem. How would this compare to the problem­solving behaviors of a typical 7­year­old on the same task?

Explain how formal operational thought in adolescence differs from the concrete operational thought in middle childhood. Describe how someone at each level might respond to one of the Piagetian tasks.

Summarize the research on the question of how well Kolhberg's stages of moral development fit a variety of cultures. In other words, to what extent are Kohlberg's stages universal?

Describe the culture­context perspective on the development of thinking in adolescence. How would a developmentalist working in this tradition explain the variations in thinking across contexts and cultures?

Identify the final stage (stage 6) of Kohlberg's system of moral reasoning. What ideas characterize this stage? Give an example of behavior based on Kohlberg's stage 6 reasoning.

Describe the differences between adolescent and adult decisionmaking. What are the implications of these differences for the development of public policies, such as whether or not to allow adolescents to make decisions about abortion without the consent of a parent?

Describe the manner in which a typical American 14 yearold would approach Inhelder and Piaget's combinationofchemicals problem. How would this compare to the problemsolving behaviors of a typical 7yearold on the same task?

Describe the culturecontext perspective on the development of thinking in adolescence. How would a developmentalist working in this tradition explain the variations in thinking across contexts and cultures?