Ch 15 Flashcards
A professor asks a group of 8-year-olds and a group of 16-year-olds to argue that they should receive a reduction in their allowance, an argument with which they all surely disagree. Which of the following statements is a likely result of this study?
Sixteen-year-olds will be able to do this, but 8-year-olds will be unable to do this.
In Inhelder and Piaget’s balance experiment, a child who systematically tests the idea that the relationship between weight and distance is reciprocal is probably age:
14
The power of the invincibility fable may be observed in:
young military recruits who hope to be sent into combat.
What is the name of the theorist who coined the terms personal fable and invincibility fable?
Elkind
Which of the following is recommended to decrease the risk of video-game addiction in teens?
rule-setting and monitoring of teens’ computer use
Most adolescents think about themselves:
Frequently
A 15-year-old girl realizes that the dress she has worn to school has a small stain on it. Her belief that everyone will notice it is an example of:
Adolescent egocentrism
New thinking on adolescent egocentrism is that it may:
help adolescents face the many transitions required of them as they prepare for adulthood.
Which of the following can help adolescents with the transition to a new school?
a. providing support to parents and transitioning students
b. small, personalized schools
c. having friends also transitioning
d. All these factors would help adolescents make the transition. Correct
Brent is determined to get a place on his middle school’s basketball team. He practices at least 2 hours each day. He rarely makes a basket and becomes quickly winded because of his severe asthma. His determination is fueled by his:
sunk cost fallacy.
Most adolescents know that smoking is harmful to their health. Why might they take up smoking in spite of this knowledge?
It will gain them acceptance into a peer group.
Justine is 14 years old. Her parents are frequently annoyed because Justine tends to ask critical questions such as, “Why can’t I have wine with dinner? You do” or, “I don’t understand why I’ll be able to vote when I’m 18, but I have to wait until I’m 21 to buy alcohol!” This type of thinking is demonstrating Justine’s:
Hypothetical thinking
One of the most prominent aspects of adolescent thought is the ability to:
Think in terms of possibilities
Compared with that of preadolescents, adolescents’ thinking about science is more likely to:
Recognize alternate possibilities
