Paul Klaczynski's Studies of Younger and Older Adolescents' Analytical Thinking

question 137

Multiple Choice

Paul Klaczynski's studies of younger and older adolescents' analytical thinking indicated that _____.

• A) younger adolescents were rarely logical, whereas older adolescents were nearly always logical
• B) individuals who were analytical on some problems were analytical on all problems
• C) most adolescents do not think as analytically as their capabilities allow
• D) younger adolescents tended to dismiss research that was contrary to their own beliefs

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Definitions:

Emerson

A reference to Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

Utility

In economics, the total satisfaction received from consuming a good or service, often used to analyze choices and preferences.

Core Assumption

A fundamental belief or principle that is accepted as true without proof and is foundational to a particular theory or philosophical standpoint.

Exchange Theory

A social theory that describes social relationships in terms of costs and benefits, rewards, and punishments.