Question 1

Adolescents who think in a formal operational way are able to

Accepted Answer

A)  think in an egocentric manner. 
B)  use convergent thinking. 
C)  use deductive reasoning. 
D)  make decisions based on their perception of what others think is right and wrong. 
A)  think in an egocentric manner. 
B)  use convergent thinking. 
C)  use deductive reasoning. 
D)  make decisions based on their perception of what others think is right and wrong.

Question 2

Holland examined personality characteristics and career types.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

From a social-cognitive perspective, competencies, encoding strategies, and what affect career choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Career self-efficacy expectancies 
B)  Academic achievement 
C)  Parents' careers 
D)  Level of abstract thinking 
A)  Career self-efficacy expectancies 
B)  Academic achievement 
C)  Parents' careers 
D)  Level of abstract thinking

Question 4

According to Holland, occupations such as farming, auto repair, and electrical work are best suited to which personality type?

Accepted Answer

A)  Investigative 
B)  Realistic 
C)  Artistic 
D)  Socially oriented 
A)  Investigative 
B)  Realistic 
C)  Artistic 
D)  Socially oriented

Question 5

If a teacher wanted to encourage visual-spatial skills in his preschool students, which would be a good choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dressing dolls 
B)  Crayons and paper 
C)  Putting on puppet shows 
D)  LEGOs and playing sports 
A)  Dressing dolls 
B)  Crayons and paper 
C)  Putting on puppet shows 
D)  LEGOs and playing sports

Question 6

Which of the following represents the concept of the personal fable?

Accepted Answer

A)  An enhanced feeling of vulnerability that often accompanies adolescence 
B)  The belief that one's feelings and ideas are special and unique 
C)  An increased belief in magic, creatures, and other fantasy concepts during adolescence 
D)  A feeling that one is onstage and constantly scrutinized 
A)  An enhanced feeling of vulnerability that often accompanies adolescence 
B)  The belief that one's feelings and ideas are special and unique 
C)  An increased belief in magic, creatures, and other fantasy concepts during adolescence 
D)  A feeling that one is onstage and constantly scrutinized

Question 7

Girls and boys are equally likely to be employed, but boys

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A)  work for more hours. 
B)  are paid more 
C)  change jobs more often. 
D)  are promoted faster. 
A)  work for more hours. 
B)  are paid more 
C)  change jobs more often. 
D)  are promoted faster.

Question 8

Ramesh is enrolled in a program in between middle school and high school in which he learns about the culture of his new school and strengthens his academic skills. This type of program is

Accepted Answer

A)  a bridge program. 
B)  referred to as "on-boarding." 
C)  referred to as "initiation." 
D)  only for children who have excelled academically in the past. 
A)  a bridge program. 
B)  referred to as "on-boarding." 
C)  referred to as "initiation." 
D)  only for children who have excelled academically in the past.

Question 9

The statement that most adolescents make moral decisions based upon their own ethical principles is

Accepted Answer

A)  true. 
B)  false. 
C)  true for younger adolescents more so than older adolescents. 
D)  true for girls, but not for boys. 
A)  true. 
B)  false. 
C)  true for younger adolescents more so than older adolescents. 
D)  true for girls, but not for boys.

Question 10

Adolescents who take on adult roles early, such as marrying at a young age or becoming a parent, are more likely to drop out of school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the following:
-20,000

Accepted Answer

A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols 
A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols

Question 12

A number of studies found girls' level of self-confidence in career decision making was related to holding non-traditional attitudes toward gender roles and having

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian parents. 
B)  a strong ethnic identity. 
C)  personality traits such as altruism. 
D)  older siblings. 
A)  authoritarian parents. 
B)  a strong ethnic identity. 
C)  personality traits such as altruism. 
D)  older siblings.

Question 13

Match the following:
-Conventional morality

Accepted Answer

A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols 
A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols

Question 14

One group of researchers (Kelly, et al., 2002) believes that the "imaginary audience" is based less in cognitive development and more in

Accepted Answer

A)  utopian thinking. 
B)  understanding of metaphors. 
C)  social anxiety. 
D)  issues of magnitude of consequences. 
A)  utopian thinking. 
B)  understanding of metaphors. 
C)  social anxiety. 
D)  issues of magnitude of consequences.

Question 15

In formal operational thought, adolescents discover the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  "what is." 
B)  "what was." 
C)  "what might be." 
D)  "what was" 
A)  "what is." 
B)  "what was." 
C)  "what might be." 
D)  "what was"

Question 16

The imaginary audience peaks sometime during what grade and declines over the remainder of adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eighth grade 
B)  Ninth grade 
C)  Tenth grade 
D)  Seventh grade for girls and ninth grade for boys 
A)  Eighth grade 
B)  Ninth grade 
C)  Tenth grade 
D)  Seventh grade for girls and ninth grade for boys

Question 17

According to Kohlberg, which stages of moral judgment are most common among children ages 7 to 13?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stages 1 and 2. 
B)  Stages 3 and 4. 
C)  Stages 5 and 6. 
D)  There was no consistency across these ages. 
A)  Stages 1 and 2. 
B)  Stages 3 and 4. 
C)  Stages 5 and 6. 
D)  There was no consistency across these ages.

Question 18

Which of the following might make the transition to a new school especially difficult?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of siblings one has 
B)  Degree of teacher versus student control 
C)  Moving from a large school to a small school 
D)  Having a group of familiar peers making the same change 
A)  The number of siblings one has 
B)  Degree of teacher versus student control 
C)  Moving from a large school to a small school 
D)  Having a group of familiar peers making the same change

Question 19

Match the following:
-Transition to a new school

Accepted Answer

A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols 
A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols

Question 20

Research shows that individuals are more likely to use formal operational thought

Accepted Answer

A)  in their own academic specialty areas. 
B)  when the task is new or unfamiliar. 
C)  when being wrong has little or no consequence. 
D)  prior to age 18. 
A)  in their own academic specialty areas. 
B)  when the task is new or unfamiliar. 
C)  when being wrong has little or no consequence. 
D)  prior to age 18.

Adolescents who think in a formal operational way are able to

Holland examined personality characteristics and career types.

From a social-cognitive perspective, competencies, encoding strategies, and what affect career choices?

According to Holland, occupations such as farming, auto repair, and electrical work are best suited to which personality type?

If a teacher wanted to encourage visual-spatial skills in his preschool students, which would be a good choice?

Which of the following represents the concept of the personal fable?

Girls and boys are equally likely to be employed, but boys

Ramesh is enrolled in a program in between middle school and high school in which he learns about the culture of his new school and strengthens his academic skills. This type of program is

The statement that most adolescents make moral decisions based upon their own ethical principles is

Adolescents who take on adult roles early, such as marrying at a young age or becoming a parent, are more likely to drop out of school.

Match the following: -20,000

A number of studies found girls' level of self-confidence in career decision making was related to holding non-traditional attitudes toward gender roles and having

Match the following: -Conventional morality

One group of researchers (Kelly, et al., 2002) believes that the "imaginary audience" is based less in cognitive development and more in

In formal operational thought, adolescents discover the concept of

The imaginary audience peaks sometime during what grade and declines over the remainder of adolescence?

According to Kohlberg, which stages of moral judgment are most common among children ages 7 to 13?

Which of the following might make the transition to a new school especially difficult?

Match the following: -Transition to a new school

Research shows that individuals are more likely to use formal operational thought

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Adolescents who think in a formal operational way are able to

Holland examined personality characteristics and career types.

From a social-cognitive perspective, competencies, encoding strategies, and what affect career choices?

According to Holland, occupations such as farming, auto repair, and electrical work are best suited to which personality type?

If a teacher wanted to encourage visual-spatial skills in his preschool students, which would be a good choice?

Which of the following represents the concept of the personal fable?

Girls and boys are equally likely to be employed, but boys

Ramesh is enrolled in a program in between middle school and high school in which he learns about the culture of his new school and strengthens his academic skills. This type of program is

The statement that most adolescents make moral decisions based upon their own ethical principles is

Adolescents who take on adult roles early, such as marrying at a young age or becoming a parent, are more likely to drop out of school.

Match the following: -20,000

A number of studies found girls' level of self-confidence in career decision making was related to holding non-traditional attitudes toward gender roles and having

Match the following: -Conventional morality

One group of researchers (Kelly, et al., 2002) believes that the "imaginary audience" is based less in cognitive development and more in

In formal operational thought, adolescents discover the concept of

The imaginary audience peaks sometime during what grade and declines over the remainder of adolescence?

According to Kohlberg, which stages of moral judgment are most common among children ages 7 to 13?

Which of the following might make the transition to a new school especially difficult?

Match the following: -Transition to a new school

Research shows that individuals are more likely to use formal operational thought

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Conception

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Social, Emotional Development, and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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