Chapter 15: Child Development Study Notes
Child Development Ch. 15 and 16 Quiz
1.
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:
B)
adolescent egocentrism.
2.
When adolescents fantasize about how others will react to their new hairstyle, they are creating a(n):
D)
imaginary audience.
3.
Ryan's thinking is no longer restricted to personal experience as it was earlier in his life. Ryan is in the stage of:
D)
formal operational thought.
4.
A teenager who can use hypothetical thinking will tend to:
D)
reflect about serious issues.
5.
Adolescents apply formal logic:
D)
in some situations but not in others.
6.
Fifteen-year-old Richard wants to be allowed to drive the family car, even though he does not yet have a driver's license. When his parents ask him why he thinks he should have driving privileges, he answers, “Because I know other kids who do it, and it's just stupid that I have to wait another 3 months until I turn 16.” This is an example of what kind of thinking?
B)
intuitive
7.
Which of the following statements is a reason that adolescents, and sometimes adults, rely more on intuition than on analytical thinking?
B)
Thinking analytically might reveal the shortcomings of their intuitive thinking.
8.
Researchers found that most adolescents felt close to God and that they:
B)
affirmed the same religion as their parents.
9.
Many adolescents consider their faith a tool to be used to:
D)
help them in egocentric ways, such as when taking an exam.
10.
Since learning ebbs and behavioral problems tend to occur during the middle school years, many:
A)
teachers feel ineffective.
11.
Janie believes that if she works hard enough, she will be able to learn the material and get good grades. Her attitude reflects:
C)
the incremental approach to intelligence.
12.
The difference between the egocentrism of adolescents and that of preoperational children is:
B)
a well-developed theory of mind in
1.
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:
B)
adolescent egocentrism.
2.
When adolescents fantasize about how others will react to their new hairstyle, they are creating a(n):
D)
imaginary audience.
3.
Ryan's thinking is no longer restricted to personal experience as it was earlier in his life. Ryan is in the stage of:
D)
formal operational thought.
4.
A teenager who can use hypothetical thinking will tend to:
D)
reflect about serious issues.
5.
Adolescents apply formal logic:
D)
in some situations but not in others.
6.
Fifteen-year-old Richard wants to be allowed to drive the family car, even though he does not yet have a driver's license. When his parents ask him why he thinks he should have driving privileges, he answers, “Because I know other kids who do it, and it's just stupid that I have to wait another 3 months until I turn 16.” This is an example of what kind of thinking?
B)
intuitive
7.
Which of the following statements is a reason that adolescents, and sometimes adults, rely more on intuition than on analytical thinking?
B)
Thinking analytically might reveal the shortcomings of their intuitive thinking.
8.
Researchers found that most adolescents felt close to God and that they:
B)
affirmed the same religion as their parents.
9.
Many adolescents consider their faith a tool to be used to:
D)
help them in egocentric ways, such as when taking an exam.
10.
Since learning ebbs and behavioral problems tend to occur during the middle school years, many:
A)
teachers feel ineffective.
11.
Janie believes that if she works hard enough, she will be able to learn the material and get good grades. Her attitude reflects:
C)
the incremental approach to intelligence.
12.
The difference between the egocentrism of adolescents and that of preoperational children is:
B)
a well-developed theory of mind in