Exam 14: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Sabrina engages in unprotected sex. She doesn't worry about becoming pregnant because she thinks "it can't happen to me." Sabrina's thinking is an example of

Female adolescents may show reduced performance in math when they are

Jerry is 16 years old and drives recklessly. He tells his friends "other people have accidents, not me." This type of thinking represents

Gender differences in cognitive abilities

Which of the following is most linked to utopian thinking?

In Piaget's theory, the highest level of cognitive functioning is

Match the following: -Formal operations

Match the following: -Carol Gilligan

Hayden can come up with many reasons to join the Republican Party and many reasons to join the Democratic Party without believing in the philosophy of either group. What can we assume about Hayden?

Most adolescents are employed in jobs that

The Vocational Preference Inventory matches

As per research from which geographic areas, students are most likely to drop out of school?

Adolescents' perceptions of invulnerability may come from

Which of the following is TRUE about gender differences in verbal ability?

Which of the following is one of the earliest and strongest predictors of dropping out of high school?