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Ψ Note: These questions are part of a larger data base of questions on Chapter 18. The questions are selected to represent the type of question you should expect on unit exam six. You can, in fact, expect to see many of these very same questions on that exam. Exam questions, however, may deal with topics not covered in the self tests or in lectures but are discussed in your textbook. You are responsible for the content of your text book plus the content of lectures, interactive activities, & material on the web site.
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1. The cognitive growth of adults is
2. Early on the psychometric approach to cognition emphasized
3. Ed takes into account his subjective feeling & personal experience when solving a real life problem, He is using
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4. Objective, logical thinking is not
 valued in the scientific method.
sufficient to understand complex human interactions.
involved in categorizing experiences in a stable & reliable way.
useful in overcoming culture-bound perspectives.
5. Adult adaptive thought is
combining objective & subjective approaches to real life problems.
the ability to ignore subjective feelings& personal experience.
the tendency to reason strictly according to basic premises.
recognizing the explicit logic of a situation.
6. Postformal thought is
the ability to characterize experience in a stable, reliable way.
understanding that one's own perspective is one of many
potentially valid views.
objective, logical thinking that devalues personal experience.
understanding that knowledge is an absolute.
7. Dialectical thinking involves
a rejection of logical principles.
the view that everything is relative.
the integration of an idea with its opposite.
a closed system with an inevitable outcome.
8. A dialectical thinker is likely to recognize the
changing nature of human relationships.
true nature of most relationships.
insincerity of most human relationships.
need to explain human actions logically.
9. According to James Rest's research, the most useful type of college experience
allows a person to work first in order to learn to serve others.
includes study abroad in order to foster learning a second language.
involves problem-solving strategies used to deal with ethical issues.
involves social interaction at parties.
10. According to Kohlberg to be capable of "truly ethical" reasoning
a person must have
faith & religious insight.
a low tolerance for hypocrisy.
the experience of failure & disillusionment.
sustained responsibility for the welfare of others.
11. A detailed six stage description of the development of faith has been proposed by
12. The stage of faith that acknowledges paradox & transcendence is
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13. The Defining Issues Test (DIT) was developed by
James Fowler.
James Rest.
Carol Gilligan.
Lawrence Kohlberg.
14. Which correlates with almost every measure of adult cognition?
years of education
age
sex
SES
15. Which approach to studying cognitive development would be most likely to include tests that ask individuals to define the word elementary or make a design with blocks as shown on a picture?
16. To promote cognitive growth colleges should
17. Gilligan feels that Kohlberg's moral theory has gender bias & does not consider the ___________ only the ___________.
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18. Which has the most influence on cognitive growth during college?
19. According to Gilligan's view of moral development
20. Traditional models of formal operational thinking value _____ thought and devalue _____ thought.
Lifespan Growth & Development
Robert C. Gates
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The goal of all life is death.
- Sigmund Freud
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