The best way to test the potential for formal operational reasoning in most cultures is to
a. administer an IQ test and score the results.
b. tailor the problem to the children's daily lives.
c. give students the Piagetian pendulum problem to solve.
d. provide a universal task or problem for each child to solve.
Answer: b.
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A. culture of honor B. purposeful aggression C. "crisis of masculinity" D. dehumanization
To temporarily numb the mother's body below the waist, a physician may administer
A) a narcotic. B) general anesthesia. C) local anesthesia such as an epidural block. D) a tranquilizer.
Which principle states that growth proceeds from the head downward?
A. cephalocaudal B. cerebral C. proximodistal D. continuous
Which of the following statements is true about depression in adolescents?
A. Males face more discrimination than females do; hence, males are more likely to develop depression than are females. B. Puberty occurs earlier for males than for females; hence, males are more likely to develop depression than are females. C. Females tend to ruminate in their depressed mood and amplify it; hence, they are more likely to develop depression than are males. D. Females' self-images, especially their body images, are more positive than males'; hence, females are less likely to develop depression than males.