Consider the many kinds of problem-solving skills that arise in the life of a college student. Give three examples of problems that would benefit most from postformal thinking. Explain your choices
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Academic course work employs formal thinking; so might certain
games and activities involving logical reasoning, and certain kinds of financial
planning. Problems dealing with choices, compromises, and contradictions involving
a large number of variables would probably benefit more from postformal thinking;
among those are problems in relating to others.
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Which of the following developmental tasks has been linked to the development of mood disorders?
a. sense of self b. positive identity c. psychology identity d. all of the above
The eyes convert light energy into neural responses that we experience as sight. The conversion of light energy into sight is done by receptor cells in the _______
a. iris b. pupil c. blind spot d. retina
According to Maslow, the motive of self-actualization makes one want
a. to fulfill one's inborn potential. b. to have frequent contact with others. c. to possess as many material goods as possible. d. to convince others of one's true worth. e. to be very popular among one's peers.
Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer, was an example of a criminal who was:
a) Mentally ill but not legally insane. b) Legally insane but not mentally ill. c) Insane according to the rule of knowing right from wrong, but not according to the irresistible impulse rule. d) Neither mentally ill nor legally insane.