HD 1170 Prelim 2 Study Guide Spring 2014
You should know all of the material covered in lectures through March 25th, and all of the information in the assigned readings from Steinberg’s chapters 9, 10, 11, & 12.
Strategies for Studying
Start early: It takes many hours over a period of days to learn the material
You might wish to check the completion of your notes by comparing them to those provided by TakeNote, which are on reserve in Mann Library.
Study in groups if you find that helpful.
Do not simply memorize the material; be able to apply it to practical situations.
Know the format of Prelim 2 is the same as Prelim 1: 50 questions, all multiple choice.
Autonomy: Steinberg, chapter 9
What is autonomy?
Define emotional autonomy, behavioral autonomy, and cognitive (value) autonomy.
Explain how psychoanalytical theorists view the development of emotional autonomy as detachment. What is individuation and who is the theorist who proposed it?
Is the healthy development of emotional autonomy related to close or distant family relations? How are different parenting styles related to the development of emotional autonomy?
What are three areas in which we see changes in behavioral autonomy in adolescence?
How does the development of the ability to reason logically compare to the development of impulse control in adolescents?
In what areas do parents have more influence on adolescents and in what areas are peers more influential?
The development of behavioral autonomy is associated with what kind of parenting?
What kind of parenting is associated with adolescents’ susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure? What kind of parenting is associated with adolescents’ susceptibility to positive peer pressure?
Do adolescents whose parents tend to limit their autonomy tend to be more oriented toward their peers or their family?
Explain how adolescents’ values