According to Selman’s stages of interpersonal reasoning, most middle school students would be in the Social and Conventional System Taking stage, meaning: a. they don’t reflect on their own thoughts or those of others. b. their understanding of social interactions is limited to particular circumstances. c. they understand how social interactions might affect those directly involved as well as others. d. they can adopt a third-person view of social interactions.

Why might middle school students be reluctant to engage in classroom debate? a. Students of this age are not very interested in class discussions or debates. b. Adolescents place a high value on social conformity. c. Middle school students would rather hear what the teacher has to say. d. Adolescents are too self-absorbed.

Which one of the following examples illustrates how the imaginary audience can be a factor in the adolescent's developing self-concept?Question 28Select one:A.Annette talks to an invisible "friend" when she is having problems and feels she has no one else to turn to.B.Bernita feels as if everyone must be looking at her when she walks down the hall with her friends.C.Gavin feels detached, as if he has no life of his own but is only watching everyone else live their lives.D.James feels self-conscious when he has to get up in front of his class and give a speech from memory.

Adolescent egocentrism is characterized byLack of empathyHeightened self-awareness Difficulty recognizing others' perspectivesStrong conformity to social norms

As children develop skills in communicating through symbols and begin to pretend to be other people, they gradually become more aware of social relationships.True false question.TrueFalse

Social interaction is a valuable part of developing intellectual autonomy for which of the following reasons? a. Most of our education is based on the belief that knowledge comes from the teacher. b. Comparing answers forces children to think about what they are doing. c. Children prefer interacting with each other during games with rules. d. Interaction is the means by which children establish social order.