Adolescent 2

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Fifteen-year-old Hermione is able to write a much more complex answer than 10-year-old Ginger to the question, "Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using simple spells for self-protection." This is because, as an adolescent, Hermione is able to think:

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in multiple dimensions.

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Bickering and squabbling between teenagers and their parents is largely caused by

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adolescents' ability to formulate counterarguments

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Multidimensional thinking helps adolescents understand:

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)sarcasm.

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According to Vygotsky, adolescents learn best when:

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All of the above

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Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence proposes that to assess an individual's intellectual capabilities it is necessary to look at three distinct, but interrelated, types of intelligence:

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componential, experiential, and contextual

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During adolescence, individuals' IQ scores _____, whereas their mental abilities _____

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remain stable; increase

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Which theory helps researchers understand adolescent risk-taking?

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cognitive development theory

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The erroneous belief that one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique is called:

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a personal fable.

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Early in adolescence, moral guidelines are:

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based on abstract guideline

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Adolescents develop the ability to think about social issues, a concept more generally referred to as

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social cognition.

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All of the following are indicators of metacognition, except:

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deductive reasoning.

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According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development that is based on theoretical, abstract principles of logic is called:

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formal operations

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Piaget theorists believe that the use of _____ is the chief feature of adolescent thinking that differentiates it from the type of thinking employed by children.

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abstract logical reasoning

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Brown argues that adolescents can solve problems better than younger children because they can store more information in memory and because they have more effective strategies. Dr. Brown's view is most consistent with which of the following perspectives?

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information-processing perspective

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of deductive reasoning in adolescence, as described by the text?

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making an inference based on accumulated evidence