Question 1

Making decisions and thinking critically are part of:

Accepted Answer

A) mindfulness. 
B) lower-order cognitive processes. 
C) executive functioning. 
D) mnemonic strategies. 
A) mindfulness. 
B) lower-order cognitive processes. 
C) executive functioning. 
D) mnemonic strategies.

Question 2

_____ invulnerability,captures an adolescent's felt invulnerability related to personal or psychological distress.

Accepted Answer

A) Psychological 
B) Natural 
C) Danger 
D) Induced 
A) Psychological 
B) Natural 
C) Danger 
D) Induced

Question 3

Clarence High School is a private school in Cincinnati.The school conducts a semester-long course that deal with moral education.The school educators believe that students should learn to value such aspects of life as freedom,truth,and equality as their moral reasoning develops.The classes are facilitated by an instructor who encourages students to discuss moral issues.Clarence High School uses which of the following methods of moral education?

Accepted Answer

A) A hidden moral curriculum 
B) Character education 
C) Cognitive moral education 
D) A values clarification program 
A) A hidden moral curriculum 
B) Character education 
C) Cognitive moral education 
D) A values clarification program

Question 4

Which of the following is part of executive functioning?

Accepted Answer

A) Critical thinking 
B) Perception 
C) Attention 
D) Memory 
A) Critical thinking 
B) Perception 
C) Attention 
D) Memory

Question 5

According to Piaget,hypothetical-deductive reasoning abilities develop in _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) formal operations 
D) concrete operations 
A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) formal operations 
D) concrete operations

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of the imaginary audience phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Jean likes the challenge of dissecting frogs in his biology class. 
B) Haley doesn't want to go to school today,because everyone will see she is having a "bad hair" day. 
C) Ashton sometimes takes LSD,yet she believes that she will never experience a "bad trip." 
D) Bradley thinks that his parents have stupid political ideas,listen to horrible music,and are always doing annoying things. 
A) Jean likes the challenge of dissecting frogs in his biology class. 
B) Haley doesn't want to go to school today,because everyone will see she is having a "bad hair" day. 
C) Ashton sometimes takes LSD,yet she believes that she will never experience a "bad trip." 
D) Bradley thinks that his parents have stupid political ideas,listen to horrible music,and are always doing annoying things.

Question 7

_____ is Piaget's formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses,or best guesses,about ways to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) Divergent thinking 
C) Convergent thinking 
D) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
A) Idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) Divergent thinking 
C) Convergent thinking 
D) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning

Question 8

In the dual-process model,it is the _____ system that benefits adolescent decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) experiential 
B) analytical 
C) deductive 
D) inductive 
A) experiential 
B) analytical 
C) deductive 
D) inductive

Question 9

The _____ is conveyed by the moral atmosphere that is a part of every school.

Accepted Answer

A) hidden curriculum 
B) character education 
C) political orientation 
D) values clarification 
A) hidden curriculum 
B) character education 
C) political orientation 
D) values clarification

Question 10

Khloe has not been getting along with her best friend.She writes down all the difficulties they have been having and tries to generate possible reasons for them.She then considers what she can do to deal with the problems,weighing the pros and cons of each possibility.Khloe is using which of the following to solve her problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) Concrete operational reasoning 
C) Adolescent-egocentric reasoning 
D) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
A) Idealistic scenario reasoning 
B) Concrete operational reasoning 
C) Adolescent-egocentric reasoning 
D) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning

Question 11

In Erik Erikson's (1968)theory,as part of their search for_____,adolescents begin to grapple in more sophisticated,logical ways with such questions as "Why am I on this planet?" ,"Is there really a God or higher spiritual being?",and "What really are my religious views?"

Accepted Answer

A) ego strength 
B) identity 
C) autonomy 
D) a sense of competence 
A) ego strength 
B) identity 
C) autonomy 
D) a sense of competence

Question 12

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Critics stress that many high schools foster autonomy rather than passivity. 
B) The transition to middle school from elementary school is a smooth one for most students. 
C) Educators worry that middle schools mimic the curricular and extracurricular schedules of high schools. 
D) Students in middle school tend to feel less grown up than they felt in elementary school. 
A) Critics stress that many high schools foster autonomy rather than passivity. 
B) The transition to middle school from elementary school is a smooth one for most students. 
C) Educators worry that middle schools mimic the curricular and extracurricular schedules of high schools. 
D) Students in middle school tend to feel less grown up than they felt in elementary school.

Question 13

What is working memory? What are the developmental changes in working memory during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

British psychologist Alan Baddeley propo

Question 14

William Damon (2008)suggested that many of today's adolescents:

Accepted Answer

A) have realistic career goals. 
B) have fantasy career goals that have no connection to reality. 
C) want to take up a career path that is similar to their parents. 
D) choose career paths that their peers choose. 
A) have realistic career goals. 
B) have fantasy career goals that have no connection to reality. 
C) want to take up a career path that is similar to their parents. 
D) choose career paths that their peers choose.

Question 15

In late teens most individuals:

Accepted Answer

A) often begin to think about careers on an idealistic basis. 
B) usually turn serious about their careers as they explore different career possibilities. 
C) choose a major or specialization that is designed to lead to work in a particular field. 
D) have completed their education or training and entered a full-time occupation. 
A) often begin to think about careers on an idealistic basis. 
B) usually turn serious about their careers as they explore different career possibilities. 
C) choose a major or specialization that is designed to lead to work in a particular field. 
D) have completed their education or training and entered a full-time occupation.

Making decisions and thinking critically are part of:

_____ invulnerability,captures an adolescent's felt invulnerability related to personal or psychological distress.

Which of the following is part of executive functioning?

According to Piaget,hypothetical-deductive reasoning abilities develop in _____ stage.

Which of the following is an example of the imaginary audience phenomenon?

_____ is Piaget's formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses,or best guesses,about ways to solve problems.

In the dual-process model,it is the _____ system that benefits adolescent decision making.

The _____ is conveyed by the moral atmosphere that is a part of every school.

In Erik Erikson's (1968)theory,as part of their search for_____,adolescents begin to grapple in more sophisticated,logical ways with such questions as "Why am I on this planet?" ,"Is there really a God or higher spiritual being?",and "What really are my religious views?"

Which of the following is true?

What is working memory? What are the developmental changes in working memory during adolescence?

William Damon (2008)suggested that many of today's adolescents:

In late teens most individuals:

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Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Making decisions and thinking critically are part of:

_____ invulnerability,captures an adolescent's felt invulnerability related to personal or psychological distress.

Which of the following is part of executive functioning?

According to Piaget,hypothetical-deductive reasoning abilities develop in _____ stage.

Which of the following is an example of the imaginary audience phenomenon?

_____ is Piaget's formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses,or best guesses,about ways to solve problems.

In the dual-process model,it is the _____ system that benefits adolescent decision making.

The _____ is conveyed by the moral atmosphere that is a part of every school.

In Erik Erikson's (1968)theory,as part of their search for_____,adolescents begin to grapple in more sophisticated,logical ways with such questions as "Why am I on this planet?" ,"Is there really a God or higher spiritual being?",and "What really are my religious views?"

Which of the following is true?

What is working memory? What are the developmental changes in working memory during adolescence?

William Damon (2008)suggested that many of today's adolescents:

In late teens most individuals:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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