individual differences in the general abilities that contribute to intelligence.

individuals' ability to profit from experiences.

Piaget's claims that all adolescents and all adults should be able to

reason in formal operations in all aspects of their lives are accurate.

Piaget's idea that the same mental structures are used in all aspects of

people's lives and that most people use formal-operational thinking in

situations that are unfamiliar to them, is true.

Piaget's claims that all adolescents and all adults should be able to

reason in formal operations in all aspects of their lives are

inaccurate.

A typical storm-and-stress relationship occurs which leads to a serious generation gap.

The rapid physical and psychological changes of adolescence trigger conflicting expectations in parent-child relationships.

Estrangement occurs because of the conflict between the parents and the adolescent.

a general sense of high global self-esteem.

the fluctuating sense of worth and well-being a person experiences.

the stable, enduring sense of worth and well-being a person experiences.

parent and child influence each other reciprocally and perpetuate each other’s behaviour

the behaviour, parenting style, mood and circumstances of the parent influence the child’s development

children’s age, competence, temperament and perceptions influence their parents' behaviour towards them