The School Board at East High School Has Decided to Make

question 33

Multiple Choice

The school board at East High School has decided to make condoms available to students who request them. Research suggests that this policy will result in:

• A) Non-use of the condoms because many teenage girls unconsciously want to get pregnant
• B) Non-use of the condoms because most teenagers are very naive about "the birds and the bees"
• C) Increased use of condoms among students who are already sexually active
• D) Increased use of condoms among students who are already sexually active and an increase in the number of students who become sexually active

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

Cognitive development encompasses the progression and enhancement of thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities from infancy through adulthood.

Object Permanence

The cognitive understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

Centration

Young children’s tendency to focus on only one feature of an object to the exclusion of all other features.

Decentration

The cognitive ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation simultaneously, essential for understanding concepts like conservation in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.