According to Walker (1980), What Is the Value of Being

question 13

Multiple Choice

According to Walker (1980) , what is the value of being exposed to more advanced ways of thinking about moral issues for adolescents?

• A) ​It helps to reduce the guilt that they experience when they engage in behaviors that they know are immoral.
• B) ​It sets them up to understand that there is no such thing as a "truly moral decision," so they are then free to determine right and wrong for themselves.
• C) ​It reinforces that their current ways of assessing morally ambiguous situations is accurate.
• D) ​It causes them to think differently about morality and promotes developmental change.

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Definitions:

Transition Periods

Phases in life or processes during which significant change occurs, transitioning from one state to another.

Generativity

A concern for establishing and guiding the next generation, often expressed through parenting or contributions to society.

Ego Integrity

A sense of wholeness and fulfillment achieved in old age, reflecting back on life with a sense of completeness and satisfaction, according to Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development.

Generativity

A concern for people besides oneself that usually develops during middle age, involving guiding the next generation or contributing to the well-being of others through creativity and productivity.