Sandra is 11 years old, and reasons at Piaget's concrete operational stage of development. Which task is likely to be beyond her ability to solve?
A) sort a set of dolls by their height
B) sort a set of imaginary objects by weight
C) sort a set of baseball playing cards by team
D) solve all of these tasks
B) sort a set of imaginary objects by weight. Because concrete operational thought is limited to actual experiences, it is unlikely that Sandra will be able to reason about a set of dolls she cannot directly see and manipulate.
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a. learned. b. unlearned. c. cognitive. d. socially determined.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the text gives for teens failing to use effective birth control?
a. They cannot afford contraceptives. b. They don't know the facts regarding conception. c. They may feel awkward buying contraceptives. d. They often believe that becoming pregnant is a way to have "someone to love them."