Exam 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Tracy is a cheerleader, serves on student government, and writes for the school newspaper.Her parents are presidents of the PTO at her school. What type of student is Tracy?

Maya admitted to her parents that her lousy report card was the result of her not studying hard enough. Which locus of control does Maya use when explaining her poor grades?

The period of cognitive development where adolescents learn to think abstractly and to reason logically is __________ .

What do high scores on standardized math tests indicate?

How has playing video games helped girls academically?

Robert says that his grades in high school are low because his teachers just don't care. What locus of control does Robert's thinking reflect?

What benefits are seen when high school students work at skills based jobs?

Which component of adolescent egocentrism is the teenager who attempts suicide after a painful break up with her boyfriend, believing that no one would understand the pain she is going through experiencing?

Fourteen-year-old Martha is being interviewed by the admissions staff at a private high school.When asked what she would like to do for a career one day, Martha pauses and collects her thoughts before answering with the first thing that pops into her head. What does Martha have that younger children have not developed yet?

Playing __________ games can improve girls' abilities at spatial perception.

Which of the following are the long term consequences to dropping out of high school?

What is an example of a job that is stereotypically a woman's job?

Which of the following is a virtue that comprises character?

What is the single most powerful predictor of dropping out of high school that researchers have identified?

Who today is more likely to work as clerks, medical assistants, and secretaries?

Sarah is in a school chorus. Everyone tells her she is the best vocalist in the group, but she doesn't care at all about that. Sarah just wants to be able to sing the national anthem without her voice cracking at the high notes. Sarah is setting a __________ goal for herself.

Do gender specific careers still exist today?

When Eduardo's third grade teacher asks the class a question, Eduardo yells out the answer even though he has been reminded to raise his hand and wait to be called on. What is Eduardo lacking that teens have more than younger children?

Young teens are not as good as older teens at thinking abstractly. What can help them to learn to do so?

Zach attends a high school that only has ninth grade contained within the school. What type of school is Zach attending?