“storm and stress” adolescence- adolescent egocentrism clique conventional level of morality crowd deviancy training experience- formal operational stage gang imaginary audience immigrant paradox life- nonsuicidal self- personal fable postconventional level of morality preconventional level of morality youth development program | The fact that despite living in poverty, going to substandard schools, and not having parents who speak the language, many immigrant children do far better than we might expect in school. In Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory, the lowest level of moral reasoning, in which people approach ethical issues by considering the personal punishments or rewards of taking a particular action. Antisocial behavior that, for a fraction of adolescents, persists into adult life. A research procedure designed to capture moment- A small peer group composed of roughly six teenagers who have similar attitudes and who share activities. Jean Piaget’s fourth and final stage of cognitive development, reached at around age 12, and characterized by teenagers’ ability to reason at an abstract, scientific level. A close- Socialization of a young teenager into delinquency through conversations centered on performing antisocial acts. David Elkind’s term for the tendency of young teenagers to believe that their lives are special and heroic; a component of adolescent egocentrism. Any afterschool program or structured activity outside of the school day that is devoted to promoting flourishing in teenagers. G. Stanley Hall’s phrase for the intense moodiness, emotional sensitivity, and risk- In Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory, the highest level of moral reasoning, in which people respond to ethical issues by applying their own moral guidelines apart from society’s rules. Cutting, burning, or purposely injuring one’s body to cope with stress. David Elkind’s term for the tendency of young teenagers to feel that everyone is watching their every action; a component of adolescent egocentrism. Antisocial behavior that, for most teens, is specific to adolescence and does not persist into adult life. David Elkind’s term for the tendency of young teenagers to feel that their actions are at the center of everyone else’s consciousness. In Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory, the intermediate level of moral reasoning, in which people respond to ethical issues by considering the need to uphold social norms. A relatively large teenage peer group. |