Piaget Claimed That an Adolescent's Overly Optimistic Idealism About the World

question 22

Multiple Choice

Piaget claimed that an adolescent's overly optimistic idealism about the world is due to ____ during the formal operations stage.

• A)egocentrism
• B)irreversibility
• C)an incompletely developed ability to think abstractly
• D)centration

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Definitions:

Control Group

In an experiment, the group that does not receive the treatment under study and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Emotional Flatness

A condition or state where a person shows minimal emotional expression or feelings.

Antipsychotic Drugs

Drugs used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; they are often used off-label and inappropriately for other disorders such as dementia and impulsive aggressiveness.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli, which have qualities of real perception.