Exam 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence

You have been selected to design the ideal educational system for adolescent development.Describe the structural (e.g.the years in each school,number of students in each class,etc. )and instructional (e.g.the curriculum and teaching methods)aspects of your school,and explain how they will help students' academic achievement.

In general,adolescents learn best from teachers who

An adolescent's idea that she is unique,and that no one else has ever had the same thoughts or feelings that she does is called

Adolescents are more likely than young children to question the basic tenets of their religions because they have developed much greater _____ thinking abilities.

Currently,approximately _____ of high school graduates enroll in college.

Most adolescents tend to _____ when they move from elementary school to middle school or junior high school,and again when they move to high school.

Dropping out of school is usually caused by

Lamont and Nichele are arguing.As they talk,Lamont begins to see things from Nichele's point of view,and feels that she's probably right to think as she does.Lamont is engaging in

If parents and teachers want students to succeed in school,they should

_____ is less common among adolescents who drop out of school.

_____ is(are)not one of the basic areas studied by information-processing psychologists.

Which adolescent is most likely to drop out of high school?

Being able to think in multiple dimensions enhances an adolescent's ability to

Studies have shown that adolescents probably engage in so much risky behavior because

Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to control emotions while making logical decisions

A society's rules for interaction are called

Formal operational thinking

Adolescents making the transition between schools will be more successful if they

Although Janice is very hungry,she waits her turn at McSloppy's Fast Food Emporium rather than shoving ahead of everyone else.Janice is observing a_____ about taking turns.

Adolescents are more attracted to the _____ of organized religion.