The Greater Ability of Adults to Integrate Thoughts and Emotions

question 62

Multiple Choice

The greater ability of adults to integrate thoughts and emotions may be attributable to

• A)increased production of androgens
• B)progressive myelination
• C)decreased production of growth hormone
• D)alterations in brain stem structures

Analyze the concept of control and autonomy within bureaucratic work environments and strategies for workers to regain control.

Understand the structure of the American economy by identifying its major sectors and evaluating their characteristics.

Recognize the existence and implications of exploitative work environments, including sweatshops, within and outside the United States.

Assess the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting as a modern work arrangement.

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Thought

Reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality.

Analytic Thought

Thought that results from analysis, such as a systematic ranking of pros and cons, risks and consequences, possibilities and facts. Analytic thought depends on logic and rationality.

Intuitive Thought

Thought that arises from an emotion or a hunch beyond rational explanation, and is influenced by past experiences and cultural assumptions.

Egocentrism

Piaget’s term for children’s tendency to think about the world entirely from their own personal perspective.