Question 1

The invincibility fable causes adolescent egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In a study of adolescent agreement and disagreement with policies to remedy racial discrimination (Hughes & Bigler, 2011), most adolescents believed that racism was the cause of disparities between African and European Americans, but adolescents' ages influenced their ideas about solutions to the inequality. Those who were most likely to support systemic solutions (e.g., affirmative action and desegregation) were between the ages of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 and 11 
B)  12 and 13 
C)  14 and 15 
D)  16 and 17 
A)  10 and 11 
B)  12 and 13 
C)  14 and 15 
D)  16 and 17

Question 3

Marsha says, "There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me." Marsha is demonstrating _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a volatile mismatch 
B)  an implicit judgment 
C)  the imaginary audience 
D)  the invincibility fable 
A)  a volatile mismatch 
B)  an implicit judgment 
C)  the imaginary audience 
D)  the invincibility fable

Question 4

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary education refers to schooling completed after high school graduation, such as college or vocational training. 
B)  No matter where they live, individuals who complete secondary education are healthier. 
C)  Every nation is decreasing the number of students in secondary education. 
D)  As the age of puberty has increased, some schools of secondary education now start with grade 9. 
A)  Secondary education refers to schooling completed after high school graduation, such as college or vocational training. 
B)  No matter where they live, individuals who complete secondary education are healthier. 
C)  Every nation is decreasing the number of students in secondary education. 
D)  As the age of puberty has increased, some schools of secondary education now start with grade 9.

Question 5

Thoroughly define analytic thought and intuitive thought. Tell which type of thinking adolescents tend to use to a greater extent and why.

Accepted Answer

Analytic thought is formal, logical, rat

Question 6

Why do more than half of all parents restrict their 13- to 17-year-olds' technology use?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are concerned about the possibility of sexual predators. 
B)  They want to prevent their teens from socializing with their peers. 
C)  They fear that their teens might develop an Internet addiction. 
D)  Parents do not really understand technology, so they fear it. 
A)  They are concerned about the possibility of sexual predators. 
B)  They want to prevent their teens from socializing with their peers. 
C)  They fear that their teens might develop an Internet addiction. 
D)  Parents do not really understand technology, so they fear it.

The invincibility fable causes adolescent egocentrism.

Marsha says, "There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me." Marsha is demonstrating _____.

Which statement is true?

Thoroughly define analytic thought and intuitive thought. Tell which type of thinking adolescents tend to use to a greater extent and why.

Why do more than half of all parents restrict their 13- to 17-year-olds' technology use?

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Exam 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

The invincibility fable causes adolescent egocentrism.

Marsha says, "There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me." Marsha is demonstrating _____.

Which statement is true?

Thoroughly define analytic thought and intuitive thought. Tell which type of thinking adolescents tend to use to a greater extent and why.

Why do more than half of all parents restrict their 13- to 17-year-olds' technology use?

The Science of Human Development

Theories

The New Genetics

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Two Years: Biosocial Development

The First Two Years: Cognitive Development

The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

Emerging Adulthood

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