Exam 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Every nation is experiencing an increasing number of students in _____ schools.

Richard plays video games for many hours each day. Richard can expect to have lower _____.

Students who hold the _____ conclude that nothing they do can improve their academic skill.

Egocentrism leads adolescents to interpret everyone else's behavior as if it were a judgment on them.

Thinking or drawing conclusions based on a belief, assumption, or general rule is referred to as _____.

Most U.S. high schools emphasize learning based on _____, which is developmentally appropriate.

Eight-year-old Eduardo is learning multiplication of real numbers because he is in the _____ operational stage of cognitive development.

Albert et al. (2013) ran a series of experiments in which adults and adolescents, alone or with peers, played a video game. In the game, taking risks could lead to crashes or gaining points. The experiments found that adolescents, unlike adults, were much more likely to take risks and crash when they were _____.

Secondary education traditionally consists of grades 7 through 12.

Sensation-seeking leads to _____.

When electronic devices are used to harass someone, with rumors, lies, embarrassing truths, or threats, it is known as _____.

Many developmentalists find middle schools to be "developmentally regressive," which means _____.

Allison took a picture of herself naked, and she texted it to her boyfriend. This is known as _____.

What may enhance adolescent learning, according to the text?

Students who leave high school without graduating tend to be _____ boys from minority ethnic groups.

Chad and Erin are discussing policies to remedy racial discrimination. They come to the conclusion that the best way to reduce racial inequalities would be through implementation of systemic policy changes, such as affirmative action. Chad and Erin are probably between _____ years of age.

Students who are capable of passing their classes as measured on IQ tests drop out of high school almost as often as those who are less capable.

Two modes of information processing advance during adolescence. One mode is analytic thought and the other mode is _____ thought.

Being a digital native means that _____.

Explain what is meant by cyberbullying, who is most likely to be involved, and two potential effects of cyberbullying on the victim.