Piaget's Claim That Adults Are Fully Formal Operational Thinkers Seems

question 46

Multiple Choice

Piaget's claim that adults are fully formal operational thinkers seems to be:

• A)an inaccurate description of many adults.
• B)true only for a very small sample of professional adults.
• C)true,except for adults with mental defects or diseases.
• D)completely inaccurate of most adults.

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Definitions:

Interrole Conflict

Several roles held by a role occupant involve incompatible expectations.

Straw Boss

An unofficial or informal leader chosen among a group of peers, rather than being officially appointed or elected to a leadership position.

Additive Tasks

Tasks in which group performance is dependent on the sum of the performance of individual group members.

Disjunctive Tasks

Tasks for which the group's performance is dependent on the performance of the best group member, often due to the task requiring a specialized skill or knowledge.