1. The Developing Person Through the Life Span, Ninth Edition by Kathleen Stassen Berger Clicker Question Presentation Slides Chapter 18
Critical Thinking Questions created by Jason S. Spiegelman, The Community College of Baltimore County

2. Some have suggested that Piaget’s theory of cognitive development needs a fifth stage, called:
postformal thought.
fluid operations.
operational stability.
epigenetic operations.
Answer A

3. cognitive counterbalancing. cognitive moratorium. cognitive rigidity.
Though Vince was raised in a home where prejudice was taught, he has managed to shed those biases in adulthood. Looking beyond stereotypes requires:
cognitive counterbalancing.
cognitive moratorium.
cognitive rigidity.
cognitive flexibility.
Answer D

4. The ability to consider both a point and its counterpoint simultaneously is known as ________ thought.
operational
dialectical
contradictory
postmodern
Answer B

5. According to research, 65 percent of those entering college report that they have the goal of someday:
being the first in their family to get a college degree.
becoming a college teacher.
helping others who are in difficulty.
making enough money to retire early.
Answer C

6. Research conducted in 2003 suggested that the annual income of a college graduate was ________ the annual income of a person with only a high school diploma.
slightly higher than
about the same as
often lower than
just over double
Answer D 6

7. Critical Thinking Questions

8. freshman sophomore junior senior
Juan is a college student who feels strongly that he must remain true to his beliefs and try to impact the world around him. Juan is most likely a ________ according to Perry’s scheme model.
freshman
sophomore
junior
senior
Answer D

9. Sanjit is the first in his family to go to school
Sanjit is the first in his family to go to school. Which of the following will his parents be least able to provide for him?
financial support
practical advice
motivation
encouragement
Answer B

10. The local university starts an initiative to counter the belief that minority students are less academically gifted. If this helps prevent the minorities from themselves falling prey to this belief, then the program has helped to reduce:
stereotype threat.
prejudicial grading practices.
postformal invalidity.
operational declines.
Answer A