Adolescent and Adult Development

Question 1

what environmental factors impact the variations in pubertal development?

Answer 1

adiposity (body fat), chemical mimicking hormones (bisphenol-A in plastics), family stress

Question 2

what are the positives of early maturing males?

Answer 2

more opportunities for leadership and higher social status with peers.

Question 3

early maturing females are more vulnerable to…

Answer 3

STIs, eating disorders, smoking, drinking, depression, anxiety, poor academic achievement

Question 4

at what level does the authority orientation stage occur in Kohlberg’s theory?

Answer 4

conventional level.
right or wrong is based on rules and laws of society

Question 5

right or wrong is determined based on punishment in which stage of Kohlberg’s theory?

Answer 5

punishment orientation stage

Question 6

what are the three levels of Kohlberg’s moral ladder?

Answer 6

1. preconventional level: morality of self interest
2. conventional level: morality of law and social rules
3. postconventional level: morality of abstract principles to affirm agreed-upon rights and personal ethical principles

Question 7

the stage in which right or wrong is determined by the approval or disapproval of close others is called…

Answer 7

good boy/good girl orientation stage

Question 8

what are the two stages of Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development that occur during adolescence?

Answer 8

stage 4: industry vs inferiority
stage 5: identity vs confusion

Question 9

in adulthood, _____ memory declines while ______ memory remains stable

Answer 9

recall
recognition

Question 10

what three stages of Erikson’s theory occur in adulthood?

Answer 10

stage 6: intimacy vs isolation (early adulthood)
stage 7: generativity vs stagnation (middle adulthood)
stage 8: integrity vs despair (late adulthood)