EPC 420 - Educational Psychology of Adolescence » Spring 2023 » Quiz 4 Slavin Ch 3- Social, Moral & Emotional Development

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Question #1
James Marcia's identity stage in which an identity crisis has never been experienced is:
A.   achievement.
B.   foreclosure.
C.   moratorium.
D.   diffusion.
Question #2
According to the text, levels of anxiety in adolescents are highest in which of Marcia's identity stages?
A.   Diffusion
B.   Foreclosure
C.   Moratorium
D.   Achievement
Question #3
Erikson hypothesized that individuals pass through several psychosocial stages of development. How many stages are in Erikson's psychosocial development theory?
A.   Ten stages in an overlapping hierarchical pyramid
B.   Four stages
C.   Eight stages
D.   Six stages with a crisis to be resolved at each
Question #4
According to Erikson, vigorous exploration of physical and social behavior is a behavior typical of children in which stage?
A.   Initiative versus guilt
B.   Trust versus mistrust
C.   Autonomy versus doubt
D.   Autonomy versus shame
Question #5
When children enter middle school or junior high school, self-esteem is:
A.   at its peak.
B.   holding steady.
C.   not as important as academic achievement.
D.   at its lowest.
Question #6
According to Erikson, parents who are severely punish children's attempts at initiative will make children feel guilty about:
A.   bonding.
B.   developing identity.
C.   their natural urges.
D.   maintaining integrity.
Question #7
According to Kohlberg, for individuals operating at which level of moral development is morality defined in terms of cooperation with peers?
A.   Preconventional
B.   Conventional
C.   Unconventional
D.   Postconventional
Question #8
One student sees another cheat on a test. The first student reasons that cheating is acceptable because the teacher wasn't looking. What level of moral reasoning is the student exhibiting?
A.   Unconventional
B.   Postconventional
C.   Conventional
D.   Preconventional
Question #9
The most important limitation of Kohlberg's theory is that it:
A.   focuses on moral development but not moral reasoning.
B.   addresses only individual rights.
C.   deals only with actual behavior rather than perceived behavior.
D.   deals with moral reasoning rather than actual behavior.
Question #10
The stages of personal and social development are played out in constant interaction with others and with society as a whole. During initial stages, the interactions are primarily with:
A.   the individual.
B.   the school.
C.   parents and other family members.
D.   social networks.

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