Nicotine acts on our brain as a(n) ____
a. ?depressant
b. ?opiate
c. ?stimulant
d. ?hallucinogen
ANSWER:
c
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At which age are most people operating at the postconventional level of moral reasoning? a. Adults b. Adolescents c. A good portion of adolescence and adults develop this level of thinking
d. Adolescence and adults may both operate at this level depending on cultural influences.
A cross-sequential design:
examines a single group of people who are the same age at one point in time. examines two or more groups of people who are of different ages at one point in time. follows a single group of people over an extended period of time. follows two or more groups of people who are of different ages over a period of time.
Piaget decided that adolescents in the formal operational stage use ___________, in which they start with a general theory about what produces a particular outcome and then deduce explanations for specific situations in which they see that particular
outcome. a. metacognition c. propositional thought b. hypotheticodeductive reasoning d. none of these answers
Which of the following statements about adolescent decision making is TRUE?
A. Adolescents who are impulsive are often not effective decision makers. B. Emotional regulation plays a role in decision making. C. Older adolescents are better at making decisions than are younger adolescents. D. All of these choices are correct.