Homework Fourteen

1. Formal operations seem to be:
identical to concrete operations
achieved by everyone at some point during early adulthood
universal and emerging in all contexts at once
gradual, situation-specific and task-specific

2.  Idealism during adolescence seems to :
reflect general disagreeableness
promote cognitive development
reflect a certain unrealism that can result in a 'generation gap' with adults
result in lower levels of understanding in most topics

3. Teenagers are convinced that they are the focus of everyone's attention and concern.  This feature of adolescent thought is called:
propositional reasoning
imaginary audience
personal fable
interpersonal assessment

4. Which of the following research findings on the gender gap in mathematical ability is true?
biology alone explains the gap
social pressures/ environment alone explain the gap
biology and environment both make contributions to this gap
there is little evidence on this topic

5. When faced with a problem, adolescents begin with a general theory, deduce from it specific predictions, and then test the predictions -- a process Piaget called:
hypothetico-deductive reasoning
horizontal decalage
propositional thought
inductive reasoning

6. If you hide a poker chip in your hand and ask subjects to indicate if the following statement is true, false, or uncertain: "Either the chip in my hand is green or it is not green."  A concrete operational child will say (when the chip is out of view) .  A formal operational adolescent will say .

7. In general, research shows that the earlier the school transition:?
the more powerful the negative impact, especially for boys
the more powerful the negative impact, especially for girls
the easier the adjustment will be
there is no research on school transitions

8.  Students in low ability groups:.
are more likely to be low SES minority children
show accelerated academic progress
easily shift out of low ability groups when their performance warrants it
have teachers who communicate frequently with parents to improve these students' outcomes

9.  Which of the following are true?
women achieve more in almost all occupational fields compared to men
girls grades are higher in secondary school than boys but they underestimate their ability and achievement.
girls do not respond to parents' and teachers' encouragement to set career goals to match their abilities
none of the above