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Applying Child Development

1 .       Brian makes moral decisions based on whether or not people will respect him and because he wants to do what is expected of him. Which stage of moral development is he in according to Kohlberg? 



2 .      

Emeril is beginning to think about the requirements of various jobs and how his own abilities might fit with them. According to Ginzberg, he is most likely in the period of career choice. 

3 .       Jill has reached the formal operational stage of cognitive development. When solving problems, she most likely uses hypothetico-deductive reasoning and propositional thought. 

 
 


4 .      

Joan, an adolescent girl, spilled ketchup on her blouse and now thinks everyone is staring at her and thinking about the ketchup stain as much as she is. Joan is demonstrating the

5 .       Lucia prefers highly structured tasks. She is thinking of becoming a bank teller. She most likely fits which of Holland's personality types. 



6 .       Marc believes that developmental advances are brought about by progressive changes in the ways people organize their thinking about the world, develop strategies for dealing with new situations, sort facts, and achieve advances in memory capacity and perceptual abilities. Marc most likely agrees most with: 



7 .       Marcia plays hide-and-go-seek with her friends even though she doesn't like it because they choose the game. According to Gilligan what stage of moral development is she in? 



8 .       Quan is a Korean boy whose parents came voluntarily to the United States. He most likely does poorly in school. 

 
 


9 .      

Rachel has higher self-esteem and is more likely to participate successfully in the sciences than some of her female friends at other colleges. Rachel most likely attends a college. 

10 .       Ross is similar to the average 17-year-old in that he holds regular employment during the school year. 

 
 


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