Cognitive Development in Adolescence Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a positive outcome of allowing teens to explore different activities and viewpoints during adolescence?

• Teens become more obedient to their parents

• Teens develop higher self-esteem and trust in their judgment

• Teens avoid making any mistakes

• Teens never rebel against their parents

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes 'peer pressure' as defined in the lesson?

• Pressure from parents to do well in school

• Pressure from a group of peers to conform to their beliefs, attitudes, values, or behaviors

• Pressure from teachers to follow rules

• Pressure from society to succeed

Multiple Select

Which of the following are potential consequences of risk-taking in teens, according to the lesson?

• Learning new skills

• Car accidents

• Alcohol or drug overdoses

• Improved school performance

Multiple Select

Which of the following are components of morality mentioned in the lesson?

• Altruism

• Empathy

• Conscience

• Popularity

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of more advanced thinking in adolescence?

• Teens avoid questioning authority

• Teens assign 'good' and 'bad' qualities to actions through their own values

• Teens do not experience intense emotions

• Teens only think about concrete concepts

Multiple Choice

According to Kohlberg, what motivates children at the Pre-Conventional Level to do the right thing?

• Desire to be moral

• Threat of punishment

• Sense of universal ethics

• Maintaining social order

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

• Pre-Conventional

• Conventional

• Post-Conventional

• Transitional