Students in an Ethnically Diverse High School in Houston, Texas

question 52

Multiple Choice

Students in an ethnically diverse high school in Houston, Texas, promoted tolerance by

• A)conducting sensitivity training sessions at school and in the community.
• B)putting up posters around the community promoting tolerance and cultural awareness.
• C)writing stories for a newsletter about situations in which cooperation lead to better understanding.
• D)holding a multicultural fair in which members of the community could become more aware of the richness of the various cultures.

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Definitions:

Abstract Thinking

The ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present.

Logical Thinking

The process of using systematic reasoning to reach a conclusion or solve problems.

Irreversibility

In Piaget’s theory, the inability of the young child to mentally reverse an action.

Preoperational

The second stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, during which children start to use language to explore and understand their worlds but do not yet comprehend concrete logic.