The formal operational stage emerges:

a) Sometime around the eighteenth birthday
b) Unexpectedly, like a dropped weight
c) Earlier in boys than in girls
d) Sometime around the onset of puberty


d Sometime around the onset of puberty, children’s thinking begins to develop in to the form that is characteristic of adults, or the formal operational stage.

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Refer to Exhibit 14-2. The researcher wants the respondents to have time to provide thoughtful answers

a. Telephone interview c. Mailed questionnaire b. Personal interview d. Internet survey

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Explain the characteristics of multicultural educators, as described by Carl Grant and Maureen Gillette (2006).

What will be an ideal response?

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Nondirective instruction

a. Is student centered. b. Is intended to encourage the free expression of feelings. c. Can be used when students are planning independent or cooperative learning. d. All of the above.

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In addition to a low IQ score, individuals classified as having intellectual disabilities must also display

A. social deficits B. literacy problems C. adaptive behavior deficits D. physical problems E. validated neurological damage

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