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Studies have examined the percent of college students possessing formal operational thought. The percentage ranges from
17 to 67 percent.
Many developmental psychologists believe that adult thinking differs from adolescent thinking in several important ways. Which of the following is not one of the ways suggested?
Adults are more absolutist and dualistic than adolescents.
Deepali knows that when she is angry, she often makes poor decisions. She also understands that there's often not just one right answer, but instead that it depends on the situation. What type of thinking is Deepali exhibiting?
Postformal thought
An individual can think reflectively and productively and can evaluate evidence. What type of thinking does this best illustrate?
Critical thinking
Sternberg believes that most schools fail to teach critical-thinking skills by
Focusing too much on formal reasoning
Robert Sternberg argues that adolescents' critical-thinking skills need to be developed for
  1. real-world problems.
  2. problems for which there is no single right answer.
  3. thinking in groups.
  4. long-term strategies for long-term problems.
  5. all of these
Which of the following is not a defining characteristic of self-regulated learners?
They are highly intelligent.
According to research, what kind of students are usually self-regulatory learners
High achievers
Angie monitors her progress toward her goals, adapts to unexpected situations that affect her progress, and revises her strategies based on her progress. Angie is engaging in
  1. self-regulatory learning.
Verbal ability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to adapt to and learn from life's everyday experiences is the traditional definition of
Self intelligence.
Which of the following is not one of the eight types of intelligence proposed by Gardner?
Spiritual
In Gardner's theory of eight frames of mind, he proposes that the different intelligences
  1. can be destroyed by brain damage.
  2. can appear in unusual ways in gifted individuals.
  3. have appeared in some mentally retarded individuals as exceptional talents.
  4. involve unique cognitive skills.
  5. have all of these characteristics.
According to Sternberg's theory, the three types of intelligence are
Practical, creative, analytical.
According to Sternberg, individuals who have practical intelligence
  1. often do poorly in school.
  2. often have very good social skills.
  3. often have good common sense.
  4. may have successful careers as adults despite poor school records.
  5. have all of these characteristics.
According to Sternberg, students with what kind of ability tend to be favored in school?
Analytic ability