Exam 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Avery, who is 14 years old, is attending her first swim team practice. She is very sensitive to the facial expressions, body language, communication styles, and other social cues given by her new teammates. Avery's sensitivity to these social cues is aided by her adolescent _____.

In schools structured so that individuals compete rather than work cooperatively, low-scoring students may _____.

Students who hold the incremental theory will pay attention, participate in class, study, complete their homework, and learn. They are displaying _____ motivation.

An adolescent girl suffers great discomfort at having to go to math class with wet hair after her swimming class because she feels that all eyes are on her. This girl, like many adolescents, is responding to a(n) _____.

Adolescents are capable of analytic thought, yet they do not consistently use it. A possible reason for the inconsistent use of analytic thought by adolescents is _____.

Processes that are intuitive, implicit, and creative are _____ than processes that are analytic, explicit, and factual.

It has been suggested that instead of being native users of technology, teenagers may be _____ users.

In high-stakes testing situations, students are typically given _____.

Typically adolescents are quick thinkers, but adults tend to be _____ thinkers, and both have their pros and cons.

The _____ is an international test taken by 15-year-olds; it is designed to measure the problem solving and practical cognition used in daily life.

Young adolescents think intensely about themselves and what others think about them. David Elkind described this as adolescent _____.

Thinking can occur in two ways-intuitive/analytic, implicit/explicit, creative/factual, etc.-which is known as _____.

Using _____ thinking, a person might think, "If it barks like a dog and wags its tail like a dog, it must be a dog."

Intuitive thought is cognitively easier than analytic thought.

The most prominent change in adolescent thought is the ability to _____.

_____ reasoning involves using specific experiences to form a general conclusion.

During adolescence, impulsivity declines and analytic thinking _____.

All high school students who take Advanced Placement classes will be well prepared for college.

Who is most likely to say that he or she is online "almost constantly"?

Usually academic achievement increases and behavioral problems decrease during middle school.