Question

seventeen - year - old gina typically makes good decisions and stays out of trouble. her parents were surprised one night to discover that gina had snuck out of the house, knowing that if she were caught, she would be grounded and would lose driving privileges and the use of her cell phone. when questioned about her decision to sneak out, gina told her parents that her best friend was having a hard time, so gina “had to” go talk to her at 3:00 a.m. nothing else mattered, she told her parents. gina seemed to have made her decision to sneak out based on ______ thinking.
○ invincible
○ analytic
○ intuitive
○ formal operational

Explanation:

Intuitive thinking is based on gut - feelings and immediate responses without extensive analysis. Gina made the decision to sneak out because her friend was having a hard time (a strong emotional and immediate pull) rather than analyzing the consequences (like getting caught and facing punishments). Analytic thinking would involve weighing pros and cons (e.g., considering the risks of getting caught vs. helping the friend). Invincible thinking is about a sense of being immune to negative outcomes in a more general, over - confident way (not specifically about responding to a friend's distress). Formal operational thinking is a stage of cognitive development (Piaget's theory) that involves abstract and systematic reasoning, which is not what is demonstrated here as she didn't systematically reason through her decision.

Answer:

intuitive