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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e

Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

True/False


1	According to the Piagetian perspective, adolescents' idealism is a sign of cognitive immaturity.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Almost all adults reach cognitive maturity.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	The imaginary audience and the personal fable seem to be universal features of adolescent cognitive development.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Kohlberg believed that morality results from internalizing the standards of parents and teachers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	A person at Kohlberg's postconventional level of morality can choose between two socially accepted moral standards.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	A high level of cognitive development produces an equally high level of moral development.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Gilligan's claim that Kohlberg's theory is oriented toward male values has been upheld by the preponderance of research.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The transition to high school tends to be more stressful for youngsters who go to junior high school than for those who enter high school directly after 8 years of elementary school.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Among 25- to 29-year-olds, the percentages of black and white high school graduates are statistically equal.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Low-ability students do better when placed in classes with students of equal ability.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	Teenagers who describe their parents as authoritarian or permissive tend to attribute poor grades to forces beyond their control.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	Teenagers who work after school tend to get lower grades than teenagers who do not work after school.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	Dropouts are more likely than high school graduates to become involved with drugs.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	The high school dropout rate in the United States is increasing.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	Students in fairly affluent single-parent or remarried households are more likely to drop out of high school than students living with both parents.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	About one- third of U.S. high school graduates do not go to college.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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