Exam 15: Seciton 3: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

A 15-year-old girl realizes that the dress she has worn to school has a small stain on it. Her belief that everyone will notice it is an example of _____.

Blair has heard repeatedly from her parents about the potential dangers of drinking alcohol, yet at a party she gladly accepts a beer from a classmate. Blair thinks that this classmate is one of the most popular students at school. In this situation, what type of thinking is most likely dominating Blair's decision to accept the beer?

Ron thinks he is more unique and admired than other adolescents his age, and is certain that everyone is paying attention to his every action. It appears that he has started to experience adolescent _____.

When adolescents fantasize about how others will react to their new hairstyle, they are creating a(n) _____.

In Inhelder and Piaget's balance experiment, trial-and-error problem solving was most characteristic of those of the age defined by _____.

Rachel and Matt are in their first year of middle school. Statistically, one would expect their academic achievement to _____.

Albert et al. (2013) ran a series of experiments in which adults and adolescents, alone or with peers, played a video game. In the game, taking risks could lead to crashes or gaining points. The experiments found that _____, unlike the _____, were much more likely to take risks and crash when they were _____.

Which term refers to reasoning from a general statement, premise, or principle, through logical steps, to figure out specifics?

Which factor is a good predictor of health for people around the world?

A thought that arises through a "feeling" that the thought is right is referred to as a(n) _____ thought.

Reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality defines _____.

Jeremy is 7 years old and has been asked to balance a scale with weights that can be hooked to the arms of the scale. Jeremy will probably _____.

Most U.S. high schools emphasize learning based on _____, which is developmentally appropriate.

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

_____ is the theorist who coined the term adolescent egocentrism.

Juanita just solved this math problem: (35xy²)(6zy³). Her ability to do so places her in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

"If-then" propositions require _____.

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

A strategy to increase student motivation in middle schools is to encourage a belief in _____.

Deductive reasoning is also referred to as _____ reasoning.