Exam 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Analytic thought, compared to intuitive thought, is generally preferred in everyday life.

Alisha is doing a history report on the 35th president of the United States for her tenth-grade history class. Where is Alisha most likely going to look for information to complete her report?

A study of almost 2,000 older children and adolescents in the United States revealed that participants played an average of _____ hours of video games each day.

Using _____ thinking, a person might think, "If it barks like a dog and wags its tail like a dog, it must be a dog."

Parents and teachers are often unaware of cyberbullying among adolescents.

The device most often responsible for creating digital natives among low-SES adolescents of every ethnic group is the _____.

Adolescent victims of cyberbullying are MOST likely to _____.

_____ thought arises from beliefs and assumptions rather than a logical premise.

Jeremy, age 7, has been asked to balance a scale with weights that can be hooked to the arms of the scale. Jeremy will probably _____.

In a longitudinal study that traced the development of sensation seeking (which can lead to intuitive thinking) from early adolescence to the mid-20s, revealed that increases in sensation seeking were notable from ages _____.

Today, about 75 percent of adolescents spend time online.

Explain the trajectory of student achievement and behavior during middle school. What are two factors that contribute to this pattern?

The belief that one cannot be harmed by things that would hurt someone else is referred to as "_____."

Many developmentalists find middle schools to be "developmentally regressive," which means _____.

Antisocial students (e.g., aggressive, drug-using) tend to be popular in middle school.

Thinking intensely about themselves and about what others think about them is called "_____."

Paul Klaczynski's studies of younger and older adolescents' analytical thinking indicated that _____.

The school years after elementary or grade school and before college or university are referred to as "______."

Benjamin has heard repeatedly from his parents about the potential dangers of smoking and he agrees with his parents about the potential dangers. At a party Benjamin is offered a cigarette but declines it even though the person who offered the cigarette is one of the most popular students at school. In this situation, what type of thinking is most likely dominating Benjamin's decision to decline the cigarette?

Reggie has just started middle school. According to research, Reggie will _______.