Exam 3: Cognitive Development

Nicki, a 20-year-old, is taking a philosophy course in college. She has to take a stand on an issue while also considering the other arguments in opposition to her own belief. As she is doing this assignment, she realizes that even though she believes her position to be correct, she can see how another perspective could be defended. Nicki illustrates ______.

Describe the plasticity of the brain in adolescence.

Ahmed, a 17-year-old-boy, has been driving for a year and a half now having earned his permit when he was 15 ½ and his license at 16-years-old. He drives to and from school every day along with running errands for his mother after school. He does not really think about driving the way he used to when he was first learning. Ahmed is experiencing ______.

Which process is defined as the specialization of the right and left hemispheres?

What is the relationship between stress and adolescent brain development?

An adolescent may be administered either the WAIS-IV or the WISC-V to ascertain IQ.

Perspective taking develops in stages according to Selman.

Which statement is true about IQ differences within a population?

Which scenario requires assistance from the hippocampus area of the brain?

How are IQ scores associated with cognitive development?

Which person is demonstrating formal operational reasoning?

Explain the imaginary audience phenomena in adolescent egocentrism.

Victoria has just started seventh grade. She wants this year to go better than the last one in middle school. She searched and searched for just the right outfit to wear the first day of school. Once she got to school she remembered that she forgot to put on the scarf that she felt tied the entire outfit together. For the whole day, Victoria felt like everyone was commenting on what was missing from her outfit. Victoria is illustrating ______.

Sophia wants to be accepted at her new high school. A group of girls at school have befriended Sophia, but they are pressuring her to drink with them after school. Sophia makes a spur of the moment decision to go ahead because she feels the need for acceptance. This poor decision is due to the ______.

How is perspective taking related to peer relationships?

Carla's group, in psychology class, has been given the task of coming up with a modern day problem and applying one of the psychological perspectives to solve this problem. They first have to consider many of society's problems and then generate a hypothesis based on one of the perspectives. After they complete that part of the task, they must find a way to systematically test the use of this perspective. Carla's group is using ______.

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between synaptic pruning and the prefrontal cortex in adolescence?

Explain the role the brain plays in risk taking behavior. Provide an example of reward salience.

How is neurological development related to working memory in adolescence?

Explain which areas of the adolescent brain are particularly sensitive to the hormones released during stress.