Exam 3: Understanding the Developmental Worldview of Children and Adolescents

Girls begin their developmental changes around the age of:

According to Kohlberg, at this level children begin to incorporate a broader, more abstract perspective into their moral reasoning and seek to maintain the social order:

It is hypothesized that the overgrowth of synapses

Boys lag slightly behind girls and begin their developmental changes around the age of:

Mental health professionals can stop children from experiencing stress or negative events in their lives.

According to Vygotsky, this describes the process of children comprehending new concepts by assimilating this information into existing cognitive schema:

By this time of life, students are generally able to use flexible, abstract thinking, but may be inconsistent in their application of logical reasoning.

Adolescents often overestimate the amount of attention that other people pay to them, a concept known as

In this process an insulating layer of fat covers nerve cells.

Although there are a few clear areas where Vygotsky and Piaget differed in their conceptualization of cognitive development, one of the most important was in the area of the role of:

Early maturing girls are more likely to report a variety of internalizing and externalizing symptoms than their same age, same gender peers who experienced average pubertal maturation.

There can be serious limitations to traditional counseling approaches that rely too heavily on language or oral expression, especially when working with a younger population or students who have disabilities.

Which French philosopher, put forth the romantic notion of the child as a noble savage who was naturally endowed with an innate sense of right and wrong that would be harmed by adult interference?

The mesosystem might be comprised of the family's socioeconomic status, the neighborhood, and the larger school system

During this stage of life, these individuals develop an incredible number of synapses, or branches that reach between neurons:

The process of myelination continues through:

Who examined the social environment in a comprehensive manner and described the multiple spheres of influence which impact children?

This system in the ecological model includes the larger institutions and culture that directly or indirectly impact the individual such as legislation, government programs, and the entire educational system.

Most children will enter kindergarten with the ability to carry on a conversation by taking turns, keeping on topic, and using meaningful sentences.

Self-concept is related to both cognitive and social/emotional development and refers to one's understanding of oneself as an independent person with unique and consistent attributes.