Exam 18: Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive Development

The concept of "_____" is thinking in terms of right or wrong, success or failure.

The chance of leaving college without a degree becomes greater when all the following occur EXCEPT _____.

In general, Defining Issues Test (DIT) scores _____ with age, because adults gradually become less doctrinaire and self-serving and more flexible and altruistic.

Sunny watched a video of her professor giving a lecture about genes and environment the night before class. When she got to class the next day, her professor facilitated a discussion about the role of nature and nurture with respect to development. Sunny was experiencing _____.

Jackson is an African American male who is experiencing stereotype threat while taking a political science exam. Research suggests that the effects of stereotype threat can be reduced by _____.

Although Dr. Johnson believes that women and men can perform equally well on a math test, Dr. Johnson is exploring whether women perform worse on a math test when they are asked to indicate their gender prior to taking the text. Dr. Johnson is exploring the concept of "_____."

When compared with earlier cognition, thinking in adulthood is all the following EXCEPT more _____.

The stage approach to cognitive development analyzes intelligence via IQ tests and other measures.

A proposition or statement of belief is a(n) _____.

The recent effort by countries around the world to increase the number of young people attending college was prompted by national governments' belief in _____.

Critics worry that the DIT is _____.

One reason other nations have greater massification than the United States in the twenty-first century is that most other nations increased public funding for tertiary education, while the United States decreased it.

Postformal logic combines _____ and subjectivity to become personal and practical.

Dialectical thinking involves the constant integration of beliefs and experiences with all the contradictions and inconsistencies of daily life.

Thought that arises from personal experiences and perceptions is _____.

Colby has to write an essay about gender and moral reasoning. According to research presented in the text, _____.

Cognitive flexibility is said to be the most advanced cognitive process.