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101. The _____ the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a : 1254797
101. The _____ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.
a. personal fable
b. self-fulfilling prophecy
c. imaginary audience
d. collective myth
102. Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school today because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?
a. Personal fable
b. Imaginary audience
c. Fight-or-flight response
d. Top-dog phenomenon
103. Leila, 14, feels that nobody understands her, especially her parents and teachers. Leila’s feelings reflect the _____ aspect of an adolescent’s egocentrism.
a. personal fable
b. imaginary audience
c. self-fulfilling prophecy
d. collective myth
104. “I know I can handle the car at high speeds much better than others can,” says 18-year-old Jake. This reflects the tendency of adolescents to engage in:
a. personal fable.
b. collective myths.
c. imaginary audience.
d. perspective taking.
105. As part of their effort to retain a sense of _____, adolescents might craft a story about the self that is filled with fantasy, immersing themselves in a world that is far removed from reality.
a. imaginary audience
b. invincibility
c. transitivity
d. personal uniqueness
106. George wants to ensure that his sons become competent decision makers. Which of the following is a strategy you would suggest for improving their decision making?
a. Provide more opportunities for them to engage in role playing and peer group problem solving
b. Encourage the presence of peers in risk-taking situations
c. Supply contexts where substances and other temptations are readily available, testing their willingness to make risky decisions
d. Keep them in a sequestered environment where they will not have to face decision-making in real-world contexts
107. When students make the transition to middle or junior high school, they experience the _____ phenomenon, moving from being the oldest, biggest, and most powerful students in the elementary school to being the youngest, smallest, and least powerful students in the middle or junior high school.
a. big-brother
b. top-dog
c. domino effect
d. underdog
108. The Carnegie Foundation evaluated U.S. middle schools and recommended that:
a. smaller “communities” or “houses” should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools.
b. schools improve their use of technology, computers, and skills that will be needed in the 21st century.
c. schools add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development.
d. middle schools be integrated with high schools so that the younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.
109. Which of the following is a concern related to U.S. high school education?
a. High expectations for success
b. High standards for learning
c. Fostering of passivity in students
d. Too much variety in the pathways students can take
110. In the last half of the twentieth century and the first several years of the twenty-first century, U.S. high school dropout rates:
a. increased.
b. declined.
c. remained unchanged.
d. plateaued.
, Chapter 17, the first portion under the heading "Responses of a Judiciary". Do you see where Lessig's idea here applies to this case? Support your answer.