Exam 18: Seciton 3: Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive Development

A possible fifth stage of cognitive development that characterizes adult thinking is _____.

As more is understood about brain development after adolescence, it seems that the characteristics of postformal thought are evident as the brain and, in particular, as the _____, matures.

Reggie stated, "I believe that I should be able to drive as fast as I want." Reggie just stated a _____.

After auditioning for a play Carlos hears Henrietta say, "Carlos was the worst actor at the auditions! I can't believe that he got the lead!" Carlos thinks, "I know I am a fine actor. Henrietta is just upset right now because she did not get a part in the play." Carlos is using _____.

In one U.S. study, researchers asked adolescents and adults to describe themselves. Without knowing the participants' ages, coders classified the descriptions as: protective (high in self-involvement, low in self-doubt), dysregulated (fragmented, overwhelmed by emotions or problems), complex (valuing openness and independence above all), and integrated (able to regulate emotions and logic). No one under age 20 was in the _____ stage.

Compared to individuals without a college education, those with a college education tend to be _____.

If a student needed to write a short paper about gender as it relates to moral thinking, what would be an appropriate first sentence of the paper given the research on this issue?

Compared to earlier decades, today colleges worldwide have _____ faculty.

Perry found that over the four years of their college careers, students typically _____.

Which statement is TRUE?