Question 1

Which of the following is one of the results of improvements in social cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents become better at lying 
B)  adolescents become less able to recognize that others may view situations differently 
C)  adolescents are less capable of formulating arguments 
D)  adolescents are less likely to challenge their parents' authority 
A)  adolescents become better at lying 
B)  adolescents become less able to recognize that others may view situations differently 
C)  adolescents are less capable of formulating arguments 
D)  adolescents are less likely to challenge their parents' authority A

Question 2

When the teacher asks a question in class, students raise their hands to answer. This example illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  social conventional behavior. 
B)  a specialized structural system. 
C)  metacognitive behavior. 
D)  dominance theory. 
A)  social conventional behavior. 
B)  a specialized structural system. 
C)  metacognitive behavior. 
D)  dominance theory. A

Question 3

Which of the following statements is consistent with Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals progress through stages based on biological readiness and maturation. 
B)  Individuals progress through stages based on the presence of environmental demands. 
C)  Individuals progress through stages based on biological readiness in addition to increasing environmental demands. 
D)  Hypothetical thought is the foundation of adolescent thought. 
A)  Individuals progress through stages based on biological readiness and maturation. 
B)  Individuals progress through stages based on the presence of environmental demands. 
C)  Individuals progress through stages based on biological readiness in addition to increasing environmental demands. 
D)  Hypothetical thought is the foundation of adolescent thought. C

Question 4

Which of the following statements about social cognition is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents have a more differentiated and more nuanced understanding of social norms. 
B)  Adolescents are more able than children to step outside themselves and see things from other vantage points. 
C)  Adolescents are less likely to see that social rules are subjective. 
D)  Adolescents are more likely to believe that there are some situations under which it may be appropriate to limit the rights of certain people. 
A)  Adolescents have a more differentiated and more nuanced understanding of social norms. 
B)  Adolescents are more able than children to step outside themselves and see things from other vantage points. 
C)  Adolescents are less likely to see that social rules are subjective. 
D)  Adolescents are more likely to believe that there are some situations under which it may be appropriate to limit the rights of certain people.

Question 5

Multidimensional thinking helps adolescents understand:

Accepted Answer

A)  sarcasm. 
B)  imaginary audiences. 
C)  formal operations. 
D)  concrete examples. 
A)  sarcasm. 
B)  imaginary audiences. 
C)  formal operations. 
D)  concrete examples.

Question 6

According to the textbook, the main contributor to the increased rate of automobile accidents among teenagers is:

Accepted Answer

A)  driving under the influence. 
B)  driving with other teenagers in the car. 
C)  texting while driving. 
D)  talking on the phone, especially having an emotional conversation. 
A)  driving under the influence. 
B)  driving with other teenagers in the car. 
C)  texting while driving. 
D)  talking on the phone, especially having an emotional conversation.

Question 7

Describe a class that Lev Vygotsky would teach. What components would be important in his classroom? What tactics would the teacher employ to facilitate learning?

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky argued that children and adoles

Question 8

According to the textbook, a good deal of adolescents' risk taking takes place in contexts in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are unsupervised by adults and exposed to peers who encourage risky behaviors. 
B)  older, opposite sex peers are present. 
C)  they are in a new, exciting environment. 
D)  there are at least three peers present. 
A)  they are unsupervised by adults and exposed to peers who encourage risky behaviors. 
B)  older, opposite sex peers are present. 
C)  they are in a new, exciting environment. 
D)  there are at least three peers present.

Question 9

All of the following statements about structural and functional change involving the prefrontal cortex during adolescence are true except:

Accepted Answer

A)  patterns of activation within the prefrontal cortex generally become more focused 
B)  individuals are more likely to use multiple parts of the brain simultaneously and coordinate activity between prefrontal regions and other areas of the brain 
C)  the full structural maturation of the prefrontal cortex is not complete until the mid-20s 
D)  All of the above are true 
A)  patterns of activation within the prefrontal cortex generally become more focused 
B)  individuals are more likely to use multiple parts of the brain simultaneously and coordinate activity between prefrontal regions and other areas of the brain 
C)  the full structural maturation of the prefrontal cortex is not complete until the mid-20s 
D)  All of the above are true

Question 10

Why are adolescents better than children at abstract, multidimensional, and hypothetical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  improvements in memory 
B)  improvements in attention 
C)  improvements in processing speed 
D)  All of the above 
A)  improvements in memory 
B)  improvements in attention 
C)  improvements in processing speed 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

Who of the following individuals is likely to believe that it is always wrong to exclude others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gwendolyn, who is trying to decide who to invite to her 9th birthday party 
B)  Amy, who is a member of a high-status peer group at her high school 
C)  Tina, an adolescent who has a sophisticated understanding of peer group dynamics 
D)  Carl, a senior on the high school football team. 
A)  Gwendolyn, who is trying to decide who to invite to her 9th birthday party 
B)  Amy, who is a member of a high-status peer group at her high school 
C)  Tina, an adolescent who has a sophisticated understanding of peer group dynamics 
D)  Carl, a senior on the high school football team.

Question 12

The erroneous belief that one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  an imaginary audience. 
B)  a personal fable. 
C)  propositional logic. 
D)  metacognition. 
A)  an imaginary audience. 
B)  a personal fable. 
C)  propositional logic. 
D)  metacognition.

Question 13

All of the following are aspects of metacognition, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  conserving mental resources 
B)  thinking about thinking 
C)  appraising comprehension 
D)  managing thinking 
A)  conserving mental resources 
B)  thinking about thinking 
C)  appraising comprehension 
D)  managing thinking

Question 14

With age, adolescents develop a more sophisticated theory of mind, which is the ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  understand that others have beliefs, intentions, and knowledge that may be different from one's own. 
B)  understand their own thought processes. 
C)  separate what they know from what they think. 
D)  separate what is real from what is possible. 
A)  understand that others have beliefs, intentions, and knowledge that may be different from one's own. 
B)  understand their own thought processes. 
C)  separate what they know from what they think. 
D)  separate what is real from what is possible.

Question 15

While studying for her biology exam, Jennifer watches her favorite show on TV. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  selective attention. 
B)  divided attention. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  long-term memory. 
A)  selective attention. 
B)  divided attention. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  long-term memory.

Question 16

The ability to think about one's own thoughts is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothetical think. 
B)  egocentric logic. 
C)  metacognition. 
D)  social cognition. 
A)  hypothetical think. 
B)  egocentric logic. 
C)  metacognition. 
D)  social cognition.

Question 17

Jane, an adolescent, can attribute her improved planning skills to developments in her ______ and she can attribute her gut-level, intuitive decision making to her ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
C)  ventromedial prefrontal cortex; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
D)  orbitofrontal cortex; ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
A)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
C)  ventromedial prefrontal cortex; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
D)  orbitofrontal cortex; ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Question 18

John is a junior in high school. Although he is sociable, he feels very self-conscious. He feels as if everyone is evaluating him. David Elkind refers to this loss of perspective in adolescence as:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-reflection. 
B)  personal fable. 
C)  imaginary audience. 
D)  impression formation. 
A)  self-reflection. 
B)  personal fable. 
C)  imaginary audience. 
D)  impression formation.

Question 19

Sternberg's "triarchic theory of intelligence" proposes that to assess an individual's intellectual capabilities it is necessary to look at three distinct, but interrelated, types of "intelligence":

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal, mathematical, and spatial. 
B)  componential, experiential, and contextual. 
C)  componential, kinesthetic, and experiential. 
D)  verbal, mathematical, and interpersonal. 
A)  verbal, mathematical, and spatial. 
B)  componential, experiential, and contextual. 
C)  componential, kinesthetic, and experiential. 
D)  verbal, mathematical, and interpersonal.

Question 20

When evaluating the three different forms of intelligence described in his triarchic theory of intelligence, Sternberg would disagree with which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals with high componential intelligence are more intelligent than individuals with either experiential or contextual intelligence. 
B)  An individual who scores high on experiential or contextual intelligence may be equally as intelligent as someone who scores high in componential intelligence. 
C)  Society needs individuals with all three forms of intelligence. 
D)  It is time we should be assessing experiential and contextual intelligence as much as we test componential intelligence. 
A)  Individuals with high componential intelligence are more intelligent than individuals with either experiential or contextual intelligence. 
B)  An individual who scores high on experiential or contextual intelligence may be equally as intelligent as someone who scores high in componential intelligence. 
C)  Society needs individuals with all three forms of intelligence. 
D)  It is time we should be assessing experiential and contextual intelligence as much as we test componential intelligence.

Which of the following is one of the results of improvements in social cognition?

When the teacher asks a question in class, students raise their hands to answer. This example illustrates:

Which of the following statements is consistent with Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Which of the following statements about social cognition is false?

Multidimensional thinking helps adolescents understand:

According to the textbook, the main contributor to the increased rate of automobile accidents among teenagers is:

Describe a class that Lev Vygotsky would teach. What components would be important in his classroom? What tactics would the teacher employ to facilitate learning?

According to the textbook, a good deal of adolescents' risk taking takes place in contexts in which:

All of the following statements about structural and functional change involving the prefrontal cortex during adolescence are true except:

Why are adolescents better than children at abstract, multidimensional, and hypothetical thinking?

Who of the following individuals is likely to believe that it is always wrong to exclude others?

The erroneous belief that one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique is called:

All of the following are aspects of metacognition, except:

With age, adolescents develop a more sophisticated theory of mind, which is the ability to:

While studying for her biology exam, Jennifer watches her favorite show on TV. This is an example of:

The ability to think about one's own thoughts is called:

Jane, an adolescent, can attribute her improved planning skills to developments in her and she can attribute her gut-level, intuitive decision making to her .

John is a junior in high school. Although he is sociable, he feels very self-conscious. He feels as if everyone is evaluating him. David Elkind refers to this loss of perspective in adolescence as:

Sternberg's "triarchic theory of intelligence" proposes that to assess an individual's intellectual capabilities it is necessary to look at three distinct, but interrelated, types of "intelligence":

When evaluating the three different forms of intelligence described in his triarchic theory of intelligence, Sternberg would disagree with which statement?

Biological Transitions

Social Transitions

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Peer Groups

Schools

Work, Leisure, and Media

Identity

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Intimacy

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Exam 2: Cognitive Transitions

Which of the following is one of the results of improvements in social cognition?

When the teacher asks a question in class, students raise their hands to answer. This example illustrates:

Which of the following statements is consistent with Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Which of the following statements about social cognition is false?

Multidimensional thinking helps adolescents understand:

According to the textbook, the main contributor to the increased rate of automobile accidents among teenagers is:

Describe a class that Lev Vygotsky would teach. What components would be important in his classroom? What tactics would the teacher employ to facilitate learning?

According to the textbook, a good deal of adolescents' risk taking takes place in contexts in which:

All of the following statements about structural and functional change involving the prefrontal cortex during adolescence are true except:

Why are adolescents better than children at abstract, multidimensional, and hypothetical thinking?

Who of the following individuals is likely to believe that it is always wrong to exclude others?

The erroneous belief that one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique is called:

All of the following are aspects of metacognition, except:

With age, adolescents develop a more sophisticated theory of mind, which is the ability to:

While studying for her biology exam, Jennifer watches her favorite show on TV. This is an example of:

The ability to think about one's own thoughts is called:

Jane, an adolescent, can attribute her improved planning skills to developments in her ______ and she can attribute her gut-level, intuitive decision making to her ______.

John is a junior in high school. Although he is sociable, he feels very self-conscious. He feels as if everyone is evaluating him. David Elkind refers to this loss of perspective in adolescence as:

Sternberg's "triarchic theory of intelligence" proposes that to assess an individual's intellectual capabilities it is necessary to look at three distinct, but interrelated, types of "intelligence":

When evaluating the three different forms of intelligence described in his triarchic theory of intelligence, Sternberg would disagree with which statement?

Biological Transitions

Social Transitions

Families

Peer Groups

Schools

Work, Leisure, and Media

Identity

Autonomy

Intimacy

Sexuality

Achievement

Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence

Filters

Jane, an adolescent, can attribute her improved planning skills to developments in her and she can attribute her gut-level, intuitive decision making to her .