Psychology Midterm

According to Jean Piaget, during adolescence, the thinking patterns characteristic of adults emerge. This is known as:

• concrete operational thinking

• formal operational thinking

• abstract operational thinking

• adult operational thinking

Being able to think hypothetically and understand abstract principles, analogies, and metaphors is:

• concrete operational thinking

• formal operational thinking

• abstract operational thinking

• adult operational thinking

the ability to explain an unpleasant emotion or behavior in a way that will preserve his or her self-esteem.

• rationalization

• lying

• formal operations thinking

• excuses

Changes in thinking patterns emerge during adolescence. One of the thinking patterns to emerge during this time is centered on doing a better job than the previous generation and making the world a better place. This is called:

• formal operations thinking

• rebellion

• messiah complex

• rationalization

Sometimes teens becoming 'angry' or 'rebellious' because they can see things abstractly. This is a typical part of their:

• formal operations thinking

• change in gender role patterns

• move from one phase of moral thinking to another

• abstraction disorder

Who came up with the 5 stages of moral development

• Albert Bandura

• Erik Erikson

• Stanley Hall

• Lawrence Kohlberg

What stage of moral development is it when a child only knows the difference between right or wrong is whether they receive punishment or not

• stage 1

• stage 2

• stage 3

• stage 4

What stage o moral development is reached when a person knows the difference between right or wrong because it is sanctioned by an established authority or law

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

• Stage 5

The Social Learning Theory states:

• adolescents go through stages of moral development to determine who they are

• adolescents learn who they are by interacting with others

• adolescents become rebellious, argumentative, and defiant

• adolescents experience and identity crisis

Who said, 'the key to adolescent development is the formation of one's own identity

• Lawrence Kohlberg

• Jean Piaget

• Erik Erikson

• Margaret Mead