Question 1

Twelve-year-old Michael wants to become a doctor when he grows up, because he is convinced that one day he will find the cure for cancer. Michael's egocentrism has led him to develop a _____ about his ability to achieve future success.

Accepted Answer

personal fable

Question 2

Explain what is meant by the term digital natives. Describe two benefits and two downsides of being a digital native.

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Digital natives are those people, including today's adolescents, who have been networking, texting, and clicking for definitions, directions, and data all their lives. The benefits of their level of comfort with technology are: (1) providing peers for those who formerly felt isolated, (2) the ability to take classes online, (3) some computer games have been shown to be better at teaching content than standard methods, (4) access to information more quickly and extensively than through a regular library, and (5) access to information about health and sex. The downsides are: (1) it encourages rapid shifts of attention, (2) multitasking without reflection, (3) visual learning instead of invisible analysis, (4) use of the Internet to send and receive inappropriate photos of themselves and peers, and (5) an avenue for cyberbullying.

Question 3

Drake, an adolescent, drank six energy drinks in three minutes. Even though he started to experience heart palpitations, he believed that he would not suffer any ill effects. His certainty resulted from his _____ fable.

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invincibility

Question 4

Eight-year-old Eduardo is learning multiplication of real numbers because he is in the _____ operational stage of cognitive development.

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Question 5

Due to egocentrism, young adolescents consider themselves to be_____, special, and more admired or disliked than they actually are.

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Question 6

An adolescent girl suffers great discomfort at having to go to math class with wet hair after her swimming class because she feels that all eyes are on her. This girl, like many adolescents, is responding to a(n) _____.

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Question 7

Hypothetical thought involves the ability to reason in _____ propositions.

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Question 8

State two risks associated with the invincibility fable and two risks associated with the imaginary audience.

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Question 9

Young adolescents think intensely about themselves and what others think about them. David Elkind described this as adolescent _____.

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Question 10

First, define adolescent egocentrism, and then name and define two universal examples of it. Second, provide an example of a time when you exhibited adolescent egocentrism in your own life and name the type of egocentrism it was.

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Question 11

Define secondary education and indicate why it is important for individuals and nations.

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Question 12

Differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning and offer an example of each.

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Question 13

An adult recalls taking large risks as an adolescent, never considering the consequences of being caught and ignoring the advice of others. His behavior can be explained by the _____ fable of adolescence.

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Question 14

Sixteen-year-old Clarissa is learning to multiply unreal numbers-e.g., (17x)(-4y)-because she is in the _____ operational stage of cognitive development.

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Question 15

Explain what is meant by cyberbullying, who is most likely to be involved, and two potential effects of cyberbullying on the victim.

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Question 16

What typically happens to student achievement and behavior during middle school? What are two factors that contribute to this pattern?

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Question 17

When thinking about possibilities that may or may not reflect reality, an adolescent can use _____ thought.

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Question 18

Thoroughly define analytic thought and intuitive thought. Tell which type of thinking adolescents tend to use to a greater extent and why.

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Question 19

Explain what the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) is and describe how U.S. students perform on this assessment compared to their international peers.

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Question 20

Piaget referred to the stage of cognitive development that involves the ability to think logically about abstract ideas as _____ thought.

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Quiz 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development