What is term for the kind of thinking that develops involving a recognition that formal logic can rarely be applied to real life problems.
100
This terms refers to the idea that adolescents are beginning to be able to consider things from others' perspectives.
What is perspective taking
100
Located under the forehead; dedicated to reasoning, planning, voluntary movement and some aspects of speech.
What is What is the frontal lobe?
100
Ways for information to be remembered (example of elaboration).
What is rhyming and or mneunic
200
________ involves adapting logical thinking to the practical constraints of real-life situations.
What is pragmatism
200
Is there a gender difference between adolescent risk-taking and how is that gender gap changing?
a) Risk-taking is more common among males than females b) This gender gap has been narrowing over time
200
Develops later in adolescence; controls impulses and engages in long term thinking
What is the frontal lobe
200
Definition: What we are thinking about at any given moment in time.
What is short-term memory (or working memory)
200
What is the age when most rental car companies will allow drivers to rent vehicles?
What is 25 yrs
300
A possible fifth stage of cognitive development that characterizes adult thinking
What is post formal thought
300
Metacognition is...
What is is monitoring one's own cognitive activity during the process of thinking
300
Causes adolescents to change their sleep patterns.
What is changes in melatonin secretions during adolescence?
300
The structure associated with working memory.
What are the Frontal Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex?
300
Most emerging adults struggle with _____managment, however, adults gradually master it as their cognition matures.
What is time management
400
______ is the capacity to evaluate the accuracy and logic of evidence and arguments.
What is Reflective Judgement
400
"Problems" that may result from metacognition...
What is adolescent egocentrism (extreme self-absorptions), imaginary audience (behavior is the focus of other's concern), personal fable (experiences are unique)
400
The front of the brain under the forehead.
What is the location of the frontal lobe?
400
Identify relevant and irrelevant attributes. (Principles of Concept Formation)
What is Guided Discovery / Participation?
400
What is the age when frontal lobe development is considered to be complete?
What is 25 yrs old
500
Dualistic thinking
What is seeing situations and issues in polarized terms (right or wrong)
500
Explain Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding.
What is a) Zone of Proximal Development: challenging tasks that can be completed with help from another b) Scaffolding: structuring the learning situation so that it is within the reach o the student.
500
The area of the brain where executive function takes place.
What is the frontal lobe
500
What is a basic unit of knowledge that categorizes information for an individual?
What is Scheme or Schema
500
At 18 years old he/she should be treated like an adult!
What is the biggest myth about the end of adolescence?