Question 1

While many high school dropouts show a persistent pattern of disruptive behavior and poor academic achievement, a large number

Accepted Answer

A)  drop out for the lure of high-paying jobs in technical fields. 
B)  quietly disengage from school after experiencing academic failure. 
C)  drop out in order to earn money to support unemployed parents. 
D)  are pushed out by teachers who fear repercussions from the No Child Left Behind Act. 
A)  drop out for the lure of high-paying jobs in technical fields. 
B)  quietly disengage from school after experiencing academic failure. 
C)  drop out in order to earn money to support unemployed parents. 
D)  are pushed out by teachers who fear repercussions from the No Child Left Behind Act.

Question 2

For adolescents, propositional thought

Accepted Answer

A)  limits their reasoning to the here and now. 
B)  prevents them from solving the red-and-green poker chip problem. 
C)  provides them with access to new realms of knowledge, such as higher math. 
D)  enables them to get along better with their peers. 
A)  limits their reasoning to the here and now. 
B)  prevents them from solving the red-and-green poker chip problem. 
C)  provides them with access to new realms of knowledge, such as higher math. 
D)  enables them to get along better with their peers.

Question 3

Lourdes is capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning. When faced with a problem, which of the following will she do first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop a general theory of all possible variables that might affect the outcome. 
B)  Deduce specific hypotheses about what might happen in a situation. 
C)  Test her hypotheses in an orderly fashion to see which ones work in the real world. 
D)  Examine the most obvious predictions about a situation. 
A)  Develop a general theory of all possible variables that might affect the outcome. 
B)  Deduce specific hypotheses about what might happen in a situation. 
C)  Test her hypotheses in an orderly fashion to see which ones work in the real world. 
D)  Examine the most obvious predictions about a situation.

Question 4

In high school, ________ students are assigned in large numbers to noncollege tracks.

Accepted Answer

A)  female 
B)  male 
C)  middle-SES 
D)  low-SES minority 
A)  female 
B)  male 
C)  middle-SES 
D)  low-SES minority

Question 5

In general, research shows that the earlier the school transition, the

Accepted Answer

A)  more powerful its impact, especially for boys. 
B)  more powerful its impact, especially for girls. 
C)  less its impact, especially for boys. 
D)  less its impact, especially for girls. 
A)  more powerful its impact, especially for boys. 
B)  more powerful its impact, especially for girls. 
C)  less its impact, especially for boys. 
D)  less its impact, especially for girls.

Question 6

Teenagers struggle to make plans and decisions because they

Accepted Answer

A)  think more rationally than adults. 
B)  are better at making abstract judgments than real-world decisions. 
C)  have not yet mastered abstract thought. 
D)  have difficulty inhibiting emotions and impulses. 
A)  think more rationally than adults. 
B)  are better at making abstract judgments than real-world decisions. 
C)  have not yet mastered abstract thought. 
D)  have difficulty inhibiting emotions and impulses.

Question 7

Adolescents begin to narrow their options in the ________ period of vocational development.

Accepted Answer

A)  fantasy 
B)  tentative 
C)  realistic 
D)  appraisal 
A)  fantasy 
B)  tentative 
C)  realistic 
D)  appraisal

Question 8

The personal fable contributes to

Accepted Answer

A)  risk taking. 
B)  disengagement from others. 
C)  poor schoolwork. 
D)  peer conformity. 
A)  risk taking. 
B)  disengagement from others. 
C)  poor schoolwork. 
D)  peer conformity.

Question 9

According to Piaget, the new form of egocentrism that appears at adolescence involves an inability to distinguish

Accepted Answer

A)  the self from the surrounding world. 
B)  another person's view of an object from one's own view. 
C)  subjective and objective aspects of experience. 
D)  perspectives of self and others. 
A)  the self from the surrounding world. 
B)  another person's view of an object from one's own view. 
C)  subjective and objective aspects of experience. 
D)  perspectives of self and others.

Question 10

The ________ of propositional reasoning can be explained as the understanding that the accuracy of conclusions drawn from premises rests on the rules of logic, not on real-world confirmation.

Accepted Answer

A)  major premise 
B)  logical necessity 
C)  secondary premise 
D)  metacognitive understanding 
A)  major premise 
B)  logical necessity 
C)  secondary premise 
D)  metacognitive understanding

While many high school dropouts show a persistent pattern of disruptive behavior and poor academic achievement, a large number

For adolescents, propositional thought

Lourdes is capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning. When faced with a problem, which of the following will she do first?

In high school, ________ students are assigned in large numbers to noncollege tracks.

In general, research shows that the earlier the school transition, the

Teenagers struggle to make plans and decisions because they

Adolescents begin to narrow their options in the ________ period of vocational development.

The personal fable contributes to

According to Piaget, the new form of egocentrism that appears at adolescence involves an inability to distinguish

The ________ of propositional reasoning can be explained as the understanding that the accuracy of conclusions drawn from premises rests on the rules of logic, not on real-world confirmation.

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Exam 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

While many high school dropouts show a persistent pattern of disruptive behavior and poor academic achievement, a large number

For adolescents, propositional thought

Lourdes is capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning. When faced with a problem, which of the following will she do first?

In high school, ________ students are assigned in large numbers to noncollege tracks.

In general, research shows that the earlier the school transition, the

Teenagers struggle to make plans and decisions because they

Adolescents begin to narrow their options in the ________ period of vocational development.

The personal fable contributes to

According to Piaget, the new form of egocentrism that appears at adolescence involves an inability to distinguish

The ________ of propositional reasoning can be explained as the understanding that the accuracy of conclusions drawn from premises rests on the rules of logic, not on real-world confirmation.

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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