Compared with that of preadolescents, adolescents' thinking about science is more likely to
be logically inconsistent.
recognize alternative possibilities.
be concretely tied to the situation.
maintain traditional ideas.
Question 2
A professor asks a group of 8-year-olds and a group of 16-year-olds to argue that they should receive a reduction in their allowance, an argument with which they all surely disagree. Which of the following statements is a likely result of this study?
Almost none of the students will be able to do this.
Eight-year-olds will be able to do this, but 16-year-olds will be unable to do
this.
Sixteen-year-olds will be able to do this, but 8-year-olds will be unable to do
this.
Almost all of the students will be able to do this easily.
Left-brain thinking.
Critical thinking and evaluation
Adolescents are preoccupied with finding their place in the social group as well as society.
The population of algae is compared to the population of corals in a given sampling area
Science Background
Planet Earth compared to all its water and air!