Exam 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

How do children's goals change once they enter middle school?

__________ are better at identifying effective strategies for solving the types of problems found on standardized math tests.

Your ninth grade daughter is interested in a career in science or math. What things could you do to encourage her to succeed in these areas?

Why is it that teens can understand metaphors and younger children cannot?

High levels of technology and complex lifestyles such as those found in industrialized cultures require more abstract thinking or thinking at the level of __________ .

John was voted most outgoing in his high school and was the class president. He loves to socialize and is very popular. John can't imagine a job where he wasn't working with groups of people, harnessing their energy towards a common goal. Which personality type is John?

Barry and Anna are going away for the weekend. Why would it probably be better for Barry to pack their belongings in the trunk?

In what ways is formal operational thought different from cognitive abilities found in concrete operational thinking?

What happens during the exploratory stage of career development?

What is a drop out prevention strategy that has been effective for high school students?

What are stereotypical men's jobs like?

Sandra believes that if she is accepted into her first choice of colleges then she will be happy, succeed, and in four years begin an exciting career as a photojournalist. Which form of thinking is Sandra using to think about these future events?